1920s Hollywood:
Glamour, Jazz & Scandal
Step into the dazzling world of 1920s Hollywood — where fabulous fortunes, legendary parties and extraordinary stars concealed a darker side to the American Dream.
Step inside the story
- Discover how Hollywood became the world’s dream factory.
- Enter the extravagant mansions of stars who lived like royalty.
- Uncover the tragic story of Barbara La Marr and the hidden price of fame.
- Meet the rebellious women of the Jazz Age.
- Explore Prohibition, exploitation and filmmaking dangers.
DURATION
45 - 60 minutes plus time for questions
PRESENTATION
Illustrated talk with high quality images and short film clips
COST
£100 for talk + 55p per mile after 20 miles from Bicester, Oxfordshire
Featured films include
Why Be Good? (1929)
Romantic Comedy
The White Moth (1924)
Romantic Drama
The Toll of the Sea (1922)
Romantic Drama
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
Silent Comedy
The Extra Girl (1923)
Silent Comedy
The glamour was extraordinary. The reality was another story.
Discover what Hollywood didn't want the world to see.
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It was a world of dazzling surfaces — and complicated realities.
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— Julie Oatridge, 1920s Hollywood: Glamour, Jazz & Scandal