For the first week of 2018 - the first week of Jan. 2018 - we chose a video uploaded by Dr. 240252 on Jan. 03 - 2018 titled - "Love Your Spell Is Everywhere"- a lovely tune composed by Elsie Janis with lyrics by Edmund Golding - from the movie "Tresspasser" from 1929.
Gloria Swanson - "a diva assoluta"
of the silver screen that year - produced that movie with Joe Kennedy, Sr. - her partner/lover for several years. Mr. Kennedy - an ex-ambassador to England had a reputation of a dashing womanizer - notwithstanding his Catholic family - wife Rose and six children. He amassed the vast fortune smuggling alcohol during the Prohibition which was fixed permanently by an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Joe Kennedy, Sr - became a political patriarch and started dabbling in producing movies. His assciation with Gloria Swanson was favorable for both of them while it lasted a few years. She starred and produced the movie "Tresspasser" which was her first "talkie". The movie is available on YT for free - it's not very long - well scripted and interesting; it showcases Gloria Swanson's tremedous screen presence plus she manages to have most favorable and most abundant shots of herself throughout the film.
In addition - her voice turned out to be not only good for dialog but she also sang "Love Your Spell Is Everywhere" with her soprano sounding amazingly well - for not having any vocal training. The fact that she was madly in love with Joe Kennedy, Sr added an extra energy to her singing - no doubt about it. The song became an international hit as well. It's reported that Gloria Swanson earned and spent - 20 million dollars in one year which in today's money would easily had a buying power of at least a 100 million dollars.
She and Joe Kennedy, Sr. - did produce several successful movies and after she gave birth to her son - it was widely and wildly rumored that Joe Kennedy, Sr. was the father. According to YT Biography channel - their hot collaboration of three years - hit a big "snag" and suddenly landed "on the rocks" after she - reportedly - called him out in front of their friends - accusing him of buying a new car for himself using the funds which were earmarked for one of their difficult movie productions which ended quickly since it turned out a fiasco project plagued by tons of typical production problems - galore. After she made that claim regarding the car he purchased for himself using the movie project's money - Joe Kennedy, Sr. - allegedly - suddenly walked out on her - for good. If you have a moment - check another version of "Love Your Spell Is Everywhere" which Dr. 240252 uploaded on Jun. 14 - 2013 where you will find some interesting comments by yours truly and other people.
Have a good first week of Jan. 2018 - everybody and as always - please - click here next week to find out our choice of YT Video of the week. Thanks for clicking our Youtube channel - tango3721!
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