Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
One of the greatest actresses of the silent era, Norma Talmadge began work in moving pictures at Vitagraph studios in 1909 and played mostly bit parts until 1911 when the film “A Tale of Two Cities” jumpstarted her career. When “Sawdust and Salome” was produced in 1914, Norma was Vitagraph’s most promising actress. While the story and execution of it is somewhat flawed, this film is an interesting opportunity to see why nickelodeon audiences fell in love with Talmadge. Enjoy it with my accompaniment!
Scanned from my Blackhawk standard 8mm film print on a Wolverine Reels2Digital super and standard 8 film scanner.
IMDB for “Sawdust and Salome”: imdb.com/title/tt0004562/?ref_=tt_urv
One of the greatest actresses of the silent era, Norma Talmadge began work in moving pictures at Vitagraph studios in 1909 and played mostly bit parts until 1911 when the film “A Tale of Two Cities” jumpstarted her career. When “Sawdust and Salome” was produced in 1914, Norma was Vitagraph’s most promising actress. While the story and execution of it is somewhat flawed, this film is an interesting opportunity to see why nickelodeon audiences fell in love with Talmadge. Enjoy it with my accompaniment!
Scanned from my Blackhawk standard 8mm film print on a Wolverine Reels2Digital super and standard 8 film scanner.
IMDB for “Sawdust and Salome”: imdb.com/title/tt0004562/?ref_=tt_urv
