Act I - A New Comet
A New CometSeptember 1925
Signing first film contract with Paramount, with Peggy Fears and Townsend Martin in New York.
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The Black HelmetOctober 1925
Getting signature bob style haircut, with Peggy Fears in New York.
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Dreamtime in AstoriaOctober 1925
Filming The American Venus, directed by Frank Tuttle, with Townsend Martin in New York.
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Soda PopFebruary 1926
Filming It's The Old Army Game, directed by Edward Sutherland, with W.C. Fields in New York.
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Southern ComfortsFebruary 1926
Filming It's The Old Army Game, directed by Edward Sutherland, with W.C. Fields on location in Palm Beach, Florida.
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OverexposedMarch 1926
Photo scandal makes national news, with Peggy Fears in New York.
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Court and SparkJuly 1926
Married to Edward Sutherland, in New York.
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A Winning TicketDecember 1926
Love 'Em and Leave 'Em, showing in New York.
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Continental DivideDecember 1926
Louise Brooks in New York, Edward Sutherland in Los Angeles.
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Act II - Star Machine
Go WestJanuary 1927
Moving to Los Angeles.
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Laurel Canyon LullabyFebruary 1927
With Edward Sutherland, at home in Los Angeles.
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Sawdust in the Star MachineJune 1927
With Edward Sutherland, at home in Los Angeles.
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Bored in BabylonSeptember 1927
Louise Brooks in Los Angeles.
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Gravity's PullOctober 1927
Meeting George P. Marshall, in New York.
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Birds of a FeatherJanuary 1928
With Pepi Lederer, at the Hearst Castle in San Simeon.
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Cuba LibreMarch 1928
With George P. Marshall, in Havana.
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AnchorlessApril 1928
Leaving Edward Sutherland, in Los Angeles.
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Lost in the SupermarketMay 1928
Filming Beggars of Life, directed by William Wellman in Los Angeles.
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Separation NoticeJune 1928
Filing for divorce from from Edward Sutherland, with Pepi Lederer in Los Angeles.
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The Gilded CageSeptember 1928
Filming The Canary Murder Case, directed by Malcolm St. Clair in Los Angeles.
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On the CuspSeptember 1928
Deciding to leave Los Angeles and Paramount, with George P. Marshall.
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UnchainedSeptember 1928
Not renewing her contract with Paramount– but accepting offer from G.W. Pabst for Pandora's Box, instead.
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Act III - Perihelion
Maid of OrleansOctober 1928
Arriving in Berlin with George P. Marshall, to meet G.W. Pabst.
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Pygmalion in BerlinOctober 1928
Filming Pandora's Box, directed by G.W. Pabst in Berlin.
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Art Imitates LifeNovember 1928
Filming Pandora's Box, directed by G.W. Pabst in Berlin.
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Biting the HandDecember 1928
Refusing to return to Los Angeles, to add sound to The Canary Murder Case for Paramount.
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Murdered by a Whispered LieJanuary 1929
Paramount puts out story that Louise Brooks is bad for talking pictures.
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A Sea ChangeApril 1929
Returning to Europe to film Prix de Beaute, directed by Rene Clair and produced by G.W. Pabst.
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Last Call for the Lost GenerationMay 1929
Waiting for production to begin, in Paris.
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Candle PowerJune 1929
Filming Diary of a Lost Girl, directed by G.W. Pabst in Berlin, with Lotte Eisner.
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Life Imitates ArtJuly 1929
Filming Diary of a Lost Girl, directed by G.W. Pabst in Berlin.
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Perihelion in ParisAugust 1929
Louise Brooks in Paris.
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Starry NightSeptember 1929
Filming Prix de Beaute, directed by Augusto Genina in Paris.
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Act IV - Escape Velocity
Waiting on a FriendDecember 1929
With Pepi Lederer in New York.
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EarthboundFebruary 1930
With George P. Marshall and Pepi Lederer in New York.
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Back to the MachineJune 20, 1930
Returning to Los Angeles for contract with Columbia Pictures, arranged by Peggy Fears and A.C. Blumenthal.
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ImmutableJuly 1930
Refusing to submit to Harry Cohn and Columbia Pictures to advance her career.
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Cocoanut GroveJuly 1930
With Grant Clarke in Los Angeles.
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CrashDecember 1930
Filming It Pays to Advertise, directed by Frank Tuttle in Los Angeles.
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Blacklists and Broken SpellsJanuary 1931
Filming Windy Riley Goes Hollywood, directed by Roscoe Arbuckle in Los Angeles.
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Already GoneJanuary 1931
Passing on The Public Enemy, directed by William Wellman in Los Angeles.
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Escape VelocityJanuary 1931
Leaving Los Angeles.
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