"Queen Kelly" presented in person by Gloria Swanson Part 2

[bullwinkle1989]

I love Gloria Swanson! Any chance you can get the footage of Queen Kelly from this show? Maybe it can be found in archive.org?

[irinagarbo]

@bullwinkle1989

I wish I had it :(

[JerseySurvivor]

This is great. Where did you find it? Sadly there were many things like this locally in the 50s & 60s. I'm sure most if not all are lost (I remember Francis X Bushman introducing Ben-Hur). This is great. Brings back many memories of long conversations with her & Bill.

[irinagarbo]

@JerseySurvivor

Thank you! Comments like this always make my day, because it is great to know eople are happy to discover such rare gems still exist. I seriously canot remember where I found it though...

[JerseySurvivor]

@irinagarbo

It amazes me that it still exists. Let me ask you this. About 2 or 3 years ago when I first discovered YT, there was a 10 minute excerpt of Gloria performing her own musical version of Sunset Blvd. from the 1950's. I think it may have been from a Steve Allen show. It was amazing. But eventually yanked from YT. Have you seen it?

[irinagarbo]

@JerseySurvivor

No I haven't seen it :( I would have loved to see that!! I only heard some short audio of one of the songs she performed in "Boulevard", the musical version of SB, but I have never watched the video you mentioned.

[NiCocaineable]

can someone do a translation into Italian of what she says?

can someone give a brief summary of what she says in English? Please do not understand English very well

[Slamdunk1128]

Hey is it possible to upload a version with the movie clips added in? I've seen the whole film on netflicks, but I'd sort of like to put this interview in context of the parts she discusses and its a little out of context. thanks!

[loggats]

great

[Gowanee1]

"...and happy hearts to all of you." such a gracious expression and wish. She really was class and beauty, and very very smart.

[ClarasBeau]

Wow... Thanks so much for postingt this... What a revelation!

[irinagarbo]

@ClarasBeau

You're welcome!

[nocount1]

This is an amazing piece of history. Her presentation wasmore like a class lecture instead of the expected scripted introduction. What a wonderful record. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[irinagarbo]

@nocount1

You're welcome, so happy you enjoyed it!

[JubalCalif]

@nocount1

I second that emotion! Great, great stuff!

[irinagarbo]

@JubalCalif

Thank you!

[JubalCalif]

@irinagarbo

You are MORE than welcome! Hope you & yours have a truly wonderful weekend!

:-)

[wilburbonzo]

Does anyone out there know who was the father of Gloria's "adopted" son?

[happylilsunbeam]

What an amazing archival intro/lecture. Fantastic. Thanks for uploading.

[disneyclint]

Thanks for uploading this. :) I loved Queen Kelly when I rented it from Netflix, and I especially loved this extra, which was in the special features. I was sorry I had to send it back! (I also wonder why I don't just buy Queen Kelly on DVD!)

[irinagarbo]

@disneyclint

Thank you for your kind comment!

[84ccipollini]

What a voice. I could listen to her talk all day...

[irinagarbo]

@84ccipollini

Just like me, dear friend, just like me!

Her voice is one of the most amazing things about her!

[konstanths]

who edited the video ?

where are the parts missing ?

[irinagarbo]

@konstanths

The "missing parts" are when the movie is showed.

[konstanths]

@irinagarbo where can i see them ?

[je0rowe]

Oh WOW!!!!!!! What an absolute treasure! Anyone who thought Miss Swanson WAS Norma Desmond was out of their minds and maybe should have taken the time to listen to her. What an intelligent lady! Thanks so much for this treat Irina!

[irinagarbo]

You are so right, Jess! She was so intelligent and also a great narrator. I always enjoy listening to her voice, it's so pleasant! And she also was going ahead with the time and never dwelling on her glorious past, and that was wonderful!