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Marion Davies (January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an
American film actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist.
Davies was already building a solid reputation as a film
comedienne when newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, with whom she had
begun a romantic relationship, took over management of her career. Hearst
financed Davies' pictures, promoted her heavily through his newspapers and
Hearst Newsreels, and pressured studios to cast her in historical dramas for
which she was ill-suited. For this reason, Davies is better remembered today as
Hearst's mistress and the hostess of many lavish events for the Hollywood
elite. In particular, her name is linked with the 1924 scandal aboard Hearst's
yacht where one of his guests, film producer Thomas Ince, died.
In the film Citizen Kane (1941), the title character's
wife—an untalented singer whom he tries to promote—was widely assumed to be
based on Davies. But many commentators, including Citizen Kane writer/director
Orson Welles himself, have defended Davies' record as a gifted actress, to whom
Hearst's patronage did more harm than good. She retired from the screen in 1937,
choosing to devote herself to Hearst and charitable work.
In Hearst's declining years, Davies provided financial as
well as emotional support until his death in 1951. She married for the first
time eleven weeks after his death, a marriage which lasted until Davies died of
stomach cancer in 1961 at the age of 64.
Most Popular Marion Davies Trailers
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20 March 1920
April Poole (Davies), a young writer in love with publisher Kerry Sarle (Tearle), visits the office of Mr.
27 September 2021
Explore the life of William Randolph Hearst, the pioneering media mogul and inspiration for Orson Welles’ "Citizen Kane.
31 May 1930
A chorus girl gets bad advice from her fellow chorines in handling a rich suitor who assumes she is a gold digger.
20 November 1935
Various Hollywood performers put on a pirate-themed variety show on Catalina Island, with a number of amiable stars in the audience.
09 April 1921
Strung around the idea of reincarnation, this film goes back in time to the days of the Spanish galleons and pirates burying their treasure; treasure to be found centuries later.
10 January 1931
Lonely in his English country estate, Sir Basil decides to gather his grown (albeit illegitimate) children around him in his declining years.
03 February 2004
Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MGM's production genius Irving Thalberg, the film boasted names like Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery and John and Lionel Barrymore and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
15 September 1924
The backdrop is fifteenth century France, and Charles, Duke of Burgundy has promised his daughter, Princess Mary, that she can marry the man she loves, Prince Maximilian of Styria.
10 January 1972
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props.
01 August 1923
An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.
02 September 1964
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
22 December 1933
Sylvia is a French teacher at an all-girls school who wants to find love. When she hears Bill Williams on the radio, she decides to go visit and thank him.
08 June 1934
American Civil War, 1862. After the disaster of the Second Battle of Bull Run, Major Allen, chief of the Secret Service of the Union, asks actress Gail Loveless to become one of his operators and infiltrate enemy territory.
26 September 1936
A chorus girl and a heavyweight boxer are paired romantically as a publicity stunt.
02 February 1930
Not-so-smart chatterbox Dulcy Parker does and says all the wrong things, but they right themselves to prove she's not so dumb after all.
27 February 1932
When Polly Fisher, a circus aerialist, is hurt while performing, she is taken to the house of a nearby minister, John Hartley.
10 January 1960
A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.
24 August 1929
At the conclusion of World War I, a French girl is romanced by an American doughboy even though she is promised to a French soldier who was sent to the front.
13 June 1931
John owns the largest chain of five and ten cent stores in the country. He moves his family to New York from Kansas City and their life, though grand, is falling apart due to his constant working.
12 November 1920
A love triangle drama, based on a novel by Robert W. Chambers, who is better-known for weird fiction (which is not noticeable in this story.
22 October 1927
Marion go off to college where she joins the basketball team to be near the coach, Bob. She instantly makes a rival of Betty, who's also interested in Bob.
21 September 1918
Elaine Brooks marries Robert Ames, a junior member of the Department of Justice. Mrs. Durand, a spy uses underhanded means to steal important papers from Ames, which she gives to her superior, Dr.
25 December 1925
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite.
22 April 1928
An awkward teenager hopelessly in love with her older sister's boyfriend tries to make him notice her.
01 January 1936
A behind-the-scenes look at the massive preparation in the production of Cosmopolitan's lavish musical comedy romance, 'Cain and Mabel.
23 November 1929
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
10 April 1931
In this comedy, a conservative family becomes alarmed when they begin believing their daughter is pregnant.
19 February 1923
The Tramp is an escaped convict who is mistaken as a pastor in a small town church.
26 March 1919
An old inventor is robbed of his inventions by an unscrupulous rich man. When the inventor dies, his daughter Violet goes to New York and joins the "Follies," where she is advertised as "The Belle of New York.
29 October 1921
The frothy experiences of a vain little flapper. Her father induces an actor friend to become a gentlemanly cave man and the film becomes another variation of the 'Taming of the Shrew' theme.
20 November 1928
Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star.
01 December 1924
Jeffrey Dwyer is a writer and a poet who wrestles with the conflicts between his idealism and his passion.
14 February 2001
Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As star of two of the best comedies ever made, Show People and The Patsy, she combined zany slapstick and exuberant mimicry.
05 June 1927
Tillie is a secretary always dressed in the height of fashion who tries to capture a millionaire named Pennington Fish.
20 June 1936
Napoleon Bonaparte's younger brother, visiting the United States, falls madly in love with a young woman he meets in Baltimore.
01 July 1994
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.
14 May 1922
Prudence Cole is an unsophisticated Quaker girl being raised by her two aunts. Prudence is flirted with by snobbish Henry Garrison, who actually disdains the girl for her lack of worldliness and savoir faire.
10 July 1922
Documentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, featuring dozens of stars captured candidly and at work.
29 January 1996
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941).
01 November 1927
A fresh young beauty becomes an old maid waiting for her suitor to return from the Napoleonic wars. When he returns, clearly disappointed, she disguises herself as her own niece in order to test his loyalty.
23 December 1917
Press agent "Inky" Ames, in a quandary to publicize showgirl Anitra St. Clair, convinces her to paint a birthmark on her shoulder and pose as millionaire mine owner Theodore True's long-lost daughter.
26 May 1933
Peg and her father live a simple life in an Irish fishing village. One day Sir Gerald arrives at the village to tell Pat that Peg is heir to estate of her grandfather, who hated Pat.
07 September 1935
A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.
01 January 2003
Sensational and shocking stories from Hollywood are not always fiction. Beyond anything a screenwriter could imagine, and with cast of famous stars and celebrities, this documentary goes behind the scenes to explore the real-life stories of murders in Hollywood.
19 April 1919
A young woman must resist the charms of a handsome stranger and stay single if she wants to inherit a fortune.
02 September 1928
A ditzy American girl visiting Monte Carlo is hired by a tennis champ to be his "cardboard lover"--to pretend to be in love with him so he can teach his two-timing fiancé a lesson and win her back.
11 February 1923
An extravagant girl reforms when her father goes bust.
01 July 1954
A man who works for a sporting-supply company mistakenly orders surfboards instead of surfballs and must find a way to sell them.
15 September 1922
Mary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. She convinces her brother King Henry VIII to make him his Captain of the Guard.
31 December 1935
A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).
01 January 1995
An unprecedented anthology of never-before-told true stories by and about some of Hollywood's most interesting stars, legends, and wannabes, and takes readers inside Hollywood's inner sanctum to show how casting decisions are made, who makes them, and who has the final word.
29 January 1927
A servant girl plays matchmaker for the local burgomaster's daughter while setting her own sights on a visiting Irishman.
08 December 1924
It is 1774, the eve of the American War of Independence. Janice comes from a Tory household. She cavorts with American and British alike, is pursued by Charles Fownes, patriot and friend of General Washington.
03 August 1919
A fabulous jewel known as the 'Dark Star' is stolen; a pastor's daughter gets involved, falling into the depths of a spy plot concerning war plans and fortifications.
01 May 1925
Mamie, an orphan girl who was abused in the orphanage, is taken in by Mrs. Caldwell, a kindly woman with a young son named Alexander.
01 September 1932
New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the world, she arranges for Blondie, as well, to join the cast and gain the advantages.
15 July 1937
Madge Winton, a beautiful secretary, makes herself look homely in order to avoid advances by lecherous bosses.
17 December 1931
In this holiday short, Jackie Cooper wants to throw a Christmas party for his friends on his football team but doesn't know how to go about it.
27 August 1922
Mr. May wants his daughter Diana to marry into society. The man he wishes her to wed is a scientist, Dr.
31 October 1925
Adapted from the play The Merry Wives of Gotham, twin sisters are separated at birth - one of them becomes a society girl in New York, the other lives in the Irish slums.
