Hedda Hopper
Cross-Country Romance (1940)
Cross-Country Romance is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff and starring Gene Raymond and Wendy Barrie. With the huge success of It Happened One Night, the 1934 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable, every studio in Hollywood attempted to cash in with a simi...
Starring: Shirley Ross•Alice Joyce•Mae Marsh
Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
Tarzan's Revenge is a 1938 American adventure film starring Glenn Morris in his only outing as Tarzan. Eleanor Holm, a popular swimming star, co-starred as Eleanor Reed. The film was produced by Sol Lesser, written by Robert Lee Johnson and Jay Vann and directed by D. Ross Lederman. Sol Lesser cast two Olympic athletes in Tarzan's Revenge: 1936 dec...
Starring: Shirley Ross•House Peters•Conway Tearle
Thanks for the Memory (1938)
Thanks for the Memory is a 1938 film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Bob Hope and Shirley Ross. The picture was adapted from the play by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. The film is a remake of Up Pops the Devil (1931) starring Carole Lombard and Norman Foster. The titular song, "Thanks for the Memory", remained Bob Hope's theme son...
Starring: Shirley Ross•Bryant Washburn•Lowell Sherman•Antonio Moreno
Dangerous Holiday (1937)
Dangerous Holiday is a 1937 American drama film written and directed by Nicholas T. Barrows. The film stars Ronald Sinclair, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Hedda Hopper, Jack La Rue, Jed Prouty and Lynne Roberts. The film was released on June 7, 1937, by Republic Pictures.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Anita Stewart•Holmes Herbert
The Dark Hour (1936)
The Dark Hour is a 1936 American film directed by Charles Lamont.
Starring: Shirley Ross•William Faversham
Society Fever (1935)
Society Fever is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Lois Wilson, Lloyd Hughes and Hedda Hopper. The film entered the public domain in 1964, because its copyright was not renewed.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Shirley Mason•John Gilbert
Downstairs (1932)
Downstairs is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film. It stars John Gilbert as a charming but self-serving chauffeur who wreaks havoc on his new employer's household, romancing and fleecing the women on the staff, and blackmailing the employer's wife. Gilbert had written the story in 1928 for a proposed silent film that was never produced.
Starring: Hedda Hopper•Shirley Ross•Agnes Ayres
The Common Law (1931)
The Common Law is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic drama film, directed by Paul L. Stein and produced by Charles R. Rogers. Based on Robert W. Chambers' 1911 novel of the same name, this was the third time the book was made into a film, and the first during the talking film era. The sexual drama stars Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea in the title...
Starring: Shirley Ross•Charles K. Gerrard•Anders Randolf
The Mystery Train (1931)
The Mystery Train is a 1931 American film directed by Phil Whitman.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Lois Wilson•William B. Davidson
High Society Blues (1930)
High Society Blues is a 1930 American pre-Code film starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. The movie was written by Howard J. Green from the story by Dana Burnett, and directed by David Butler.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Billie Burke•Jack Mulhall
Such Men Are Dangerous (1930)
Such Men Are Dangerous is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Kenneth Hawks and written by Ernest Vajda. The film is based on a novella by Elinor Glyn who based her story on the 1928 real-life disappearance of Belgian Banker Alfred Loewenstein who vanished on a flight over the English Channel. Such Men Are Dangerous stars Warner Baxter,...
Starring: Shirley Ross•Frank Mayo•Madge Kennedy
The Chorus Kid (1928)
The Chorus Kid is a lost 1928 silent film comedy drama directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Virginia Brown Faire and Bryant Washburn. It was produced and released by independentsts Gotham Productions and Lumas Film respectively.
Starring: George M. Cohan•Shirley Ross•May McAvoy
Green Grass Widows (1928)
Green Grass Widows is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred Raboch, and produced and released by Tiffany-Stahl Productions. The film was directed by the Alfred Raboch and starred golf player Walter Hagen. The film co-stars Hedda Hopper and Gertrude Olmstead.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Conrad Nagel
The Port of Missing Girls (1928)
The Port of Missing Girls is a 1928 silent film directed by Irving Cummings. It stars Barbara Bedford and Hedda Hopper, making it one of the rare occasions Hopper actually starred in a film. This film is preserved in the Library of Congress.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Laura La Plante•Emily Fitzroy
Runaway Girls (1928)
Runaway Girls is a lost 1928 silent film drama directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Shirley Mason and Hedda Hopper. It was produced by Harry Cohn and distributed by his Columbia Pictures, then a fledgling studio.
Starring: Claire Windsor•Shirley Ross
Undressed (1928)
Undressed is a lost 1928 silent film drama directed by Phil Rosen and starring David Torrence, Hedda Hopper and Virginia Brown Faire. It was produced and released by independent Sterling Pictures.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Miss DuPont
The Whip Woman (1928)
The Whip Woman is a lost 1928 silent film produced and distributed by First National Pictures and directed by Joseph C. Boyle. The film starred Estelle Taylor, Antonio Moreno, Hedda Hopper and Lowell Sherman. Supporting actors including fifteen-year-old Loretta Young.
Starring: Shirley Ross•David Torrence
The Cruel Truth (1927)
The Cruel Truth is a 1927 silent film drama distributed by the Sterling Pictures company, on a State's Rights concept. It was directed by Phil Rosen and stars Hedda Hopper and Constance Howard. The film is a low budget survivor of the silent era as a print is held by the Library of Congress and the BFI National Film and Television Archive, London.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Laurette Taylor
Matinee Ladies (1927)
Matinee Ladies was a 1927 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Directed by Byron Haskin, the film starred May McAvoy and was Haskin's first directorial effort after having been a cinematographer. Matinee Ladies is now considered lost.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Cyril Chadwick•Emily Fitzroy
Venus of Venice (1927)
Venus of Venice is a 1927 silent film romantic comedy directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Constance Talmadge and Antonio Moreno. Talmadge's own production unit produced with distribution through First National Pictures.
Starring: Marceline Day•Shirley Ross•Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Dance Madness (1926)
Dance Madness is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard based upon a script by Frederica Sagor. The film starred Claire Windsor, Conrad Nagel, and Hedda Hopper.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Bela Lugosi•Constance Howard
Lew Tyler's Wives (1926)
Lew Tyler's Wives is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles. Based on a novel by Wallace Irwin, it was produced and released by independent production company Preferred Pictures.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Joel McCrea•Paul Lukas
Pleasures of the Rich (1926)
Pleasures of the Rich is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and produced by Tiffany Pictures with a general distribution through Renown Pictures. The film featured several well known performers of the time, such as Helene Chadwick, Jack Mulhall, Hedda Hopper, and Mary Carr.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Guinn Williams•Gene Raymond
Her Market Value (1925)
Her Market Value is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by Paul Powell and starring Agnes Ayres. Powell produced the picture and distributed through Producers Distributing Corporation.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Jack La Rue•Irene Ware
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1925)
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1925) is a feature length silent adventure crime drama/romance motion picture starring House Peters, Miss DuPont, Hedda Hopper, Fred Esmelton, and Walter Long.
Starring: Wendy Barrie•Shirley Ross•Bob Hope
The Teaser (1925)
The Teaser is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy drama film written by Lewis Milestone, Edward T. Lowe Jr., and Jack Wagner based upon the play of the same name by Adelaide Matthews and Martha M. Stanley. The film was directed by William A. Seiter for Universal Pictures, and stars Laura La Plante, Pat O'Malley, Hedda Hopper, and Walter McGrail.
Starring: Glenn Morris•Eleanor Holm•Shirley Ross•Wilfred Lucas•Alice Joyce
Zander the Great (1925)
Zander the Great is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film directed by George W. Hill, in his first directing role for MGM. The film stars Marion Davies. The screenplay by Frances Marion is based upon the Edward Salisbury Field 1923 play of the same name.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Mae Marsh•Conway Tearle
Happiness (1924)
Happiness is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by King Vidor and starring stage actress Laurette Taylor in one of her rare film appearances. The film is based on the 1914 Broadway play of the same name written by Taylor's husband J. Hartley Manners.
Starring: Eleanor Holm•Shirley Ross•William Farnum
Women Men Marry (1922)
Women Men Marry is a 1922 silent film drama produced and directed by Edward Dillon.
Starring: Shirley Ross•George M. Cohan•Alice Brady
Conceit (1921)
Conceit is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Burton George, produced by Selznick Pictures, and released by Select Pictures. The film stars William B. Davidson and Mrs. De Wolf Hopper, who later became a gossip columnist using the name "Hedda Hopper".
Starring: Shirley Ross•Anita Stewart•Holmes Herbert
Heedless Moths (1921)
Heedless Moths is a 1921 American silent melodrama film written and directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film stars Jane Thomas as real life nude model Audrey Munson. Munson appeared as herself in the nude scenes, which were posed similar to tableau vivants, and the film was based on a series of autobiographical stories she wrote. Heedless Moths also...
Starring: William Faversham•Shirley Ross•Anna Q. Nilsson
The Man Who Lost Himself (1920)
The Man Who Lost Himself is a lost 1920 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and George D. Baker. It was produced by its star, stage actor William Faversham, and Lewis J. Selznick. The film is based on the 1918 novel of the same title by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. Faversham plays dual roles of an English nobleman and an Am...
Starring: Charles K. Gerrard•Shirley Ross
The New York Idea (1920)
The New York Idea is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Herbert Blache and starring Alice Brady. The film was produced and distributed by Realart Pictures, an Adolph Zukor affiliate of his bigger Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Walter McGrail•William B. Davidson•Shirley Ross
Sadie Love (1919)
Sadie Love is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film distributed by Paramount Pictures and directed by John S. Robertson. It is based on a 1915 stage play of the same name by Avery Hopwood and stars Billie Burke in the title role. In the play, Marjorie Rambeau played the Burke part.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Billie Burke
The Third Degree (1919)
The Third Degree is a 1919 American silent crime drama directed by Tom Terriss produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on the 1909 play of the same name by Charles Klein.
Starring: Richard Barthelmess•Shirley Ross•Irene Ware
The Beloved Traitor (1918)
The Beloved Traitor is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Mae Marsh, E.K. Lincoln and Hedda Hopper. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hugo Ballin.
Starring: Madge Kennedy•Shirley Ross•George M. Cohan
Virtuous Wives (1918)
Virtuous Wives is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by George Loane Tucker, and stars Anita Stewart. Future gossip columnist Hedda Hopper co-starred. Based on the novel of the same name by Owen Johnson, the film was produced Anita Stewart's, production company. It was also the first film produced by Louis B. Mayer.
Starring: E.K. Lincoln•Marion Davies•Shirley Ross
The Food Gamblers (1917)
The Food Gamblers is a lost 1917 American silent drama film directed by Al Parker and starring Wilfred Lucas, Russell Simpson, and Elda Millar. The production was supervised by Allan Dwan. The plot involves the manipulation of the prices of food and other goods, similar to the inflation experienced at the time of the American entry into World War I...
Starring: Jane Thomas•Shirley Ross
Her Excellency, the Governor (1917)
Her Excellency, the Governor is a 1917 American silent drama film produced and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. Directed by Albert Parker, the film stars Elda Milar, who later became well known as gossip columnist Hedda Hopper. The film is loosely based the play His Excellency, the Governor, by Robert Marshall.
Starring: Jane Thomas•Shirley Ross
Nearly Married (1917)
Nearly Married is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Withey and starring Madge Kennedy. It is based on a 1913 stage play of the same name by Edgar Selwyn. It also featured an early film appearance by future gossip columnist Hedda Hopper.
Starring: Shirley Ross•Laurette Taylor•Cyril Chadwick
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917)
Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1917 American silent mystery/thriller film produced by George M. Cohan and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount. The film is based on Cohan's 1913 play of the 1913 novel by Earl Derr Biggers. Cohan himself stars in this silent version along with Anna Q. Nilsson and Hedda Hopper, billed under her re...
Starring: Emily Fitzroy•Shirley Ross•William Farnum
The Battle of Hearts (1916)
The Battle of Hearts is a 1916 American silent drama film written and directed by Oscar Apfel, and produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. It starred William Farnum and Elda Furry. The story was written by Frances Marion, then still an actress herself. This was Hopper's first motion picture.
Starring: George M. Cohan•Shirley Ross