Editing Gloria Swanson (section)

====Gloria Swanson Productions====
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She engaged the services of director [[Raoul Walsh]] in 1927 and together they conceived of making a film based on [[W. Somerset Maugham]]'s short story "Miss Thompson".{{sfn|Moss|2011|pp=100–101}} Gloria Swanson Productions proposed to film the controversial ''[[Sadie Thompson (film)|Sadie Thompson]]'' about the travails of a prostitute living in American Samoa, a project that initially pleased United Artists president Joseph Schenck.{{sfn|Welsch|2013|pp=181, 183}} As she moved forward with the project, association members urged Schenck to halt the production due to its subject matter. The members took further steps by registering their discontent with [[Will H. Hays]], Chairman of the [[Motion Picture Association of America|Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America]].{{sfn|Welsch|2013|pp=184–185}} Walsh previously had his own battles with the Hays office, having managed to skirt around censorship issues with ''[[What Price Glory? (1926 film)|What Price Glory?]]''{{Sfn|Moss|2011|pp=101–102}} By bringing him to the table, literally over breakfast in her home, Hays and Swanson developed a working relationship for the film.{{sfn|Moss|2011|p=103}} Hays was enthusiastic about the basic story, but did have specific issues that were dealt with before the film's release.{{sfn|Moss|2011|p=103}} The project was filmed on [[Santa Catalina Island (California)|Santa Catalina Island]], just off the coast of [[Long Beach, California]].{{sfn|Moss|2011|p=104}} Gross receipts slightly exceeded $850,000 ({{Inflation|US|850000|1927|r=-5|fmt=eq}}).{{inflation-fn|US}}{{sfn|Balio|2009|p=83}} At the first annual [[Academy Awards]], Swanson received a nomination for Best Actress for her performance, and the film's cinematographer [[George Barnes (cinematographer)|George Barnes]] was also nominated.<ref name=Oscars>{{cite web |title=The 1st Academy Awards: 1929 |date=October 8, 2014 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1929 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>