Mr. Shearer sums up Swanson’s problem by quoting a film historian, James Robert Parish: “the legendary screen goddess” became “Gloria the human actress.” Titles of her talkies include “Indiscreet” and ...

Gloria Swanson, flamboyant screen actress of the silent movies, will unlock the secret chambers of her heart to reminisce on the old days in Hollywood at 8 p.m. tonight in Fogg Museum Theater.