Silver Voices: Ramon Novarro Interview (1958)

Interview conducted by George Pratt. Photo by Apeda Studio. Courtesy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Stills, Posters, and Paper Collections/George Eastman Museum. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:40 Early Career – Move to America and early uncredited extra roles in Hollywood 00:08:36 Early Career – Working with Victor Shertzinger and first credited role in MR. BARNES OF NEW YORK (1922) 00:14:14 Early Career – Discovery by Rex Ingram, working on THE PRISONER OF ZENDA (1922), TRIFLING WOMEN (1922) 00:28:30 Early Career – Developing screen persona, WHERE THE PAVEMENT ENDS (1923), 00:32:10 Early Career – SCARAMOUCHE (1923) 00:36:28 Early Career – Working with Fred Niblo on THY NAME IS WOMAN (1924) and THE RED LILY (1924). 00:38:13 Early Career – THE ARAB (1924) 00:40:50 Early Career – BEN-HUR (1925) 00:51:58 Early Career – A LOVER’S OATH (1925), A CERTAIN YOUNG MAN (1928) 00:57:30 Personal Life – Friendship with F.W. Murnau  01:08:12 Early Career – Working with Ernst Lubitsch 01:10:04 Career – ACROSS TO SINGAPORE (1928), working with a young Joan Crawford 01:11:42 Career – Relationship with Jacques Feyder, shooting DAYBREAK (1931), SON OF INDIA (1931) 01:13:42 Career – MATA HARI (1931), relationship with Greta Garbo 01:23:53 Career – End of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract 01:26:32 Reflections — Gratitude for career The Silver Voices Project, which allowed for digitization and sharing of this archival audio, was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, grant number MA-30-19-0681-19. Generous support for the introductions provided by Art Bridges, and made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: NEH CARES. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this audio do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Library Sciences or the National Endowment for the Humanities.