Louise Brooks on Clara Bow

Louise Brooks talks about Clara Bow for the 'Hollywood' documentary series...

[@roseconmatswatson5389]

What an incredibly kind and respectful commentary by Brooks regarding Clara Bow. To talk so highly of a contemporary rival shows her class.

[@HungryH1951]

True. Beautiful actresses aren't usually that kind and complementary to other beautiful actresses. Class.

[@cynaraslover]

Louise was gorgeous to the end.

[@maudemathildeh335]

Nobody could wear a Bob haircut like Louise. Magnificent!

[@parfecto7716]

Her accent and intonation is still like in the old times. So charming!

[@jackc6506]

Louise was one in a million. The way she talked was so precise and sharp.

[@williamjordan5554]

The million being her lovers.

[@XrayxRich]

@@williamjordan5554 - No man ever got to "know" a woman by belittling women. But you wouldn't know anything about that.

[@antipatsy]

@@XrayxRich any time somebody tries to correlate a woman's intelligence to the number of partners she's had, it's misogyny.

[@moominmay]

I love how Louise never has a bad word to say about any of her female peers. She’s so generous about them always. Absolutely adore her 💙

[@user-vo2kp5jg8v]

Oh, if you look for what she wrote about Joan Crawford it's quite interesting

[@matthewarroyo3118]

@@user-vo2kp5jg8vwhat did Louise say about Joan Crawford

[@chrisgabriel5679]

@@matthewarroyo3118one comment to me that sticks out, is that Joan danced like a sumo wrestler. Which Louise having been with the Denishawn dancers (founders of modern dance) the George White Scandals and the Follies, is quite a burn.

[@matthewarroyo3118]

@@chrisgabriel5679 oh interesting

[@keinkein510]

Read their book 😅

[@darlababydoll1997]

This is literally how women should speak about other women ♡☆

[@chrisgabriel5679]

Louise Brooks wasn’t always complimentary towards other people in her opinions, didn’t matter if you were a woman or a man. She was extremely blunt with her observations.

[@grahambarrett5569]

She was still very beautiful into older life

[@carlosyamara]

“ She didn’t exist off the screen” wow, what an incredible observation. Such a fascinating interview, too bad we don’t have the complete program.

[@waynegruber9122]

It's on KZbin I just watched it about a month ago. This is a snippet from her biography. They are almost at the part of talkies and her decline, she was black balled if I remember cause of the casting couch. She wouldn't degrade herself so when her first talkie pic failed they used that as an excuse to drop her. Didn't give her another chance until 1930 something with John Wayne a cowboy movie hell I would've quit to A list movies to B list cowboy movie. Edit........I just saw someone else say in another video that this is from Clara's documentary. However. Ms Gish documentary is equally fascinating and sad what the studio heads did to her.

[@fernandocardenas8094]

Came to see Louise talking brilliantlly about Clara.

[@monilaninetynine3811]

She is so well spoken and clearly a CB fan

[@pennierkaide4985]

Louise sounds very knowledgeable, and it's always nice to hear someone say nice things about their peers.

[@tobiasisback4605]

Still a beauty here.

[@wmorris189]

What an incredibly beautiful woman she was, still extremely lovely here and also clearly a very intelligent,decent vivacious person. Bloody hell perfection can exist .

[@ChaufMT]

For what she has been through, she certainly is. Sad story of her life though.

[@johnsilva9139]

Eddie Sutherland, movie director and Louise's husband at the time, gave the best parties but wouldn't invite Clara because "you don't know what she'll do. She's from Brooklyn!" - Love that line!

[@teptime]

A very attractive seasoned lady with the joie de vivre of a 25 year old. We should all hope to age so gracefully.

[@stevemaconi3348]

Louise Brooks....the only woman who every made me wish that time travel existed.

[@mplight2941]

I love how Louise doesn't have a bad thing to say about her fellow actress. How many times have we seen actresses & musicians cutting each other up on social media? Louise is honest & classy & truly ahead of her time. My only wish is that she hadn't picked so many battles to her detriment. However, it is safe to assume she lived her life on her terms unapologetically and for that reason she is tops in my book!

[@alejandromorales8303]

She had a nice speaking voice.

[@marccolas7531]

Even older, Louise Brooks was very charming :)

[@raedog68]

Louise Brooks was such an elegant older woman. Just stunning. Lulu was always my favorite silent era actresses!

[@kchara7078]

I love both Louise and Clara, personalities and hair. Love their attitudes. 😽

[@grahambarrett5569]

Even though she was older she’s still a beautiful woman

[@zzzzxxxx341]

Wow she's too gorgeous even in her mature years. ❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘

[@katwil89]

Her skin is flawless.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

She was in her early 70s here, too, and she looks 15-20 years younger.

[@carltonthepug]

Not really

[@zzzzxxxx341]

@@carltonthepug You are gorgeous of them all beyond reasonable doubt. 😘😘😘

[@benniesmith6260]

@@kaymuldoon3575 I think she was mid 60's here...she always looked great regardless

[@SnowdropWood]

I adore Louise's accent, it's so stylish and dramatic.

[@andershansson2245]

Transatlantic, or Mid-Atlantic accent, Wikipedia would like us to believe

[@Garrett1240]

@@andershansson2245 Hardly. Her accent is simply one of many natural American accents of her day.

[@hux2000]

@@Garrett1240 No it isn't. The "mid-Atlantic" accent doesn't exist naturally. It's a designed accent that actors in those days were trained to use, or chose to use. When Brooks first arrived in New York, in an attempt to become a Broadway star, she dropped what she herself described as her native Kansas "hick" accent in favor of that "mid-Atlantic" accent, because that's how performers spoke at the time.

[@Garrett1240]

@@hux2000 I’m well aware that many people put on an accent which later became known as the transatlantic accent, but the accent she’s speaking in here is not in the slightest bit put-on and sounds 100% natural. Are you from the US? Anyone who is would tell you they’ve heard elderly people speak exactly like this, my grandmother included. Whatever you think of as the ideal transatlantic accent, it was approximately the way many many people already spoke during the first half of the 20th century.

[@akrenwinkle]

@@Garrett1240 If that's how many people already spoke, it wouldn't have been necessary to have elocution/voice coaches. The movie accent I hear over and over again was taught and learned, and rightfully so. But it's a new world now. I recently saw Elliot Gould in an interview reciting a line of Shakespeare. Why he did, I'll never know, but he sounded like the guy at Coney Island, "You want mustard on that?"

[@ivorbiggun710]

Clara was wonderful but Louise will always have a special place in my heart.

[@CC-jl7jz]

Louise still has those alluring and stunning eyes and picture perfect smile which drove all the men crazy in her youth.

[@davidcoxinparis]

Well, she died in 1985. So she's not with us anymore.

[@CC-jl7jz]

@@davidcoxinparisLOL. I meant at the time this interview was done.

[@pinkdollangel]

@@davidcoxinparisspirit lives on

[@truthbetold6011]

Louise is beautiful ❤

[@poopstainhotdog1]

She’s so gorgeous and natural. Audrey Hepburn owes a lot to Ms Brooks

[@heinrichvon]

When Louise is talking about Clara Bow, I'm thinking she might just as easily be talking about herself.

[@henrybrereton9554]

thats what i was thinking

[@darlababydoll1997]

Same ♡

[@omegaman1409]

She was one bombshell in her prime.

[@Darrigrande]

"Lulu" and Clara were no only beatuiful actresses, but cinema icons!

[@aDogNamedHandsome]

"so damn beautiful," [Clara Bow] would whisper... whenever [she] passed Brooks on the Paramount lot..." - Running Wild.

[@alanbash2921]

Louise Brooks WAS the 1920’s !!!!

[@carlosarturosousagarridole9361]

And Clara too..,

[@williamschlenger1518]

I always loved Louise. ❤

[@jubalcalif9100]

I have a notion to second that emotion. A gifted actress who was also a very intelligent & articulate lady.

[@alainjames9556]

The narrator sounds like James Mason. Louise Brooks is amazing. Thanks for posting.

[@greasylimpet5357]

@@shesnailie I thought it was him! He had a very cultured, nice voice, something you don't hear much today.

[@cynaraslover]

It IS James Mason. archive.org/details/SilentFilmsDocumentary

[@TheGava4]

Wow came here to expect Brooks to look sad, ill etc considering her life. Happily surprised.

[@sandyrickard994]

You can see her beauty right til the end

[@RBMedia323]

She is a natural beauty and looks gorgeous for her age without all the fillers and other plastic surgeries that much younger women put in their faces and bodies

[@Ohnoitsruthio]

Louise Brooks died in 1985, aged 78. If she were alive today she’d be about 117 years old. What are you even talking about?

[@hollywoodbot2318]

@@Ohnoitsruthio he’s saying she looks marvellous for her old age, problem is????

[@iadorenewyork1]

@@Ohnoitsruthio- No need to ridicule her. She is not alive, obviously, and certainly not over 117. I agree very much with RB Media that Louise in her 70s looked beautiful.

[@akrenwinkle]

@@iadorenewyork1 The OP deserves ridicule. It's like saying "Jeanette MacDonald's voice was like so way kewl, she didn't use AutoTune. If you can't detect the silliness, I can't successfully explain it.

[@Rankutubuki88]

Clara Bow according to my Grandma is the biggest star of the 20s. I also read her Clara’s biography that she is fond of Marilyn Monroe.

[@alexflowers97]

Watch her in Wings and It both from 1927 I believe.

[@Mandanextdoor]

@@alexflowers97 yesss ‘ It ‘1927 is my top favorite silent film. Clara really just brings the dullness to life!

[@alexflowers97]

@@Mandanextdoor it’s a masterpiece I think I’m gonna put it on right now

[@AnyoneCanSee]

She speaks so well. I think Americans used to speak so much better than they do today. I'm British and we have started sounding awful. No wonder Americans make fun of how we talk. She has a wonderful mellifluent voice.

[@patronsaintofnow9765]

I agree. My grandfather was from England, and I have been a frequent visitor myself since I was a child. After living in London for 6 years, the noticeable difference in UK speech and diction has become horrible; more and more everyone sounds like the cast of TOWIE. Sad!

[@andershansson2245]

It's called the Transatlantic accent. Sounds quite contrived today but it was fashionble to American upper class and showbiz folks "not from Brooklyn" at the time.

[@Garrett1240]

@@andershansson2245 That's no Transatlantic accent. That sing-songy rhythm in her speech was standard for large swaths, if not most, of Americans not too long ago. See William Buckley for an actual transatlantic accent.

[@AnyoneCanSee]

@msmissy6888 - If Brits don't want to be insulted they need to stop behaving like trash. Brits rank as the worst tourist practically everywhere due to the fact they are drunken, uneducated yobs. Are you really unaware of this fact? I suggest you travel more. Google "UK has worst behaviour problem in Europe". And then Google "British tourist worst in the world". Brits act like uneducated yobs at home and abroad. And yes, Americans always mock how Brits speak. I'm not lying, you are just poorly informed.

[@pauljurgen-romrig9616]

Louise was the first super model.

[@andershansson2245]

Brooksie was a dancer, well below the mininmum model height,but of course I whole-heartedly agree with you, every inch on the way...

[@julianmarsh1378]

the silent film era is so underrated! we need to go back and reevaluate these movies, directors, actors and actresses, etc. It really was a marvelous era and I am not sure what we lost with sound was worth it....

[@Delicious1922]

Old Hollywood was the best. RIP Louise Brooks and Clara Bow

[@blackcougar1959]

My goodness. I really like L.B. She is so ingratiating of her fellow film stars. A new space in my love of early Hollywood sophistication, glamour and intellect for me.

[@redcan5254]

Happy Birthday Louise ... November 14 2022 (2255 hrs)

[@jmm1000]

my god this woman was gorgeous

[@moominmay]

IS gorgeous, always was. RIP LB🤍

[@Mandanextdoor]

Seriously ! She’s one of my absolute favorites. Always had such a mysterious and unique energy to her compared to a lot of other actresses. I love Clara too, they are / were both Leo’s ♌️

[@kaymuldoon3575]

She looks absolutely amazing here in this video, too. She was in her early 70s here. She looks way younger.

[@benniesmith6260]

@@kaymuldoon3575 not sure she was in her 70's here...could be wrong but I think this footage was recorderd around 1971 as she recorded the Lulu in Berlin interview in 71 and she looks the same age in that as she does here so she was around mid 60's here (possibly)...she still looks quite striking and beautiful though. Think she has good genetics as she aged very, very well

[@paulbadoo9326]

One of the most beautiful actresses ever.

[@ajaxfilms]

I love them bot, Louise and Clara. Amazing actors.

[@redcan5254]

Louise Was Born On This Day 117 Years Ago ... November 14 2023 (1840 hrs)

[@thedon978]

Louise Brooks is one of the sharpest ladies in the history of Hollywood.

[@robertzastrow4648]

Think both Clara and Louise could have continued making movies. Have read that Clara didn't like the sound of her voice. From the clips I've seen of her few "talkies", don't think she had a bad sounding voice. With the right film roles, think both could have been successful and had longer careers. Louise certainly never lost her looks.

[@t-mar9275]

Neither wanted to continue in the movies. It would probably have destroyed Clara emotionally. Louise was never a big star in America and even less so after her European dalliance. Her current status is entirely the result of her 1950's re-discovery.

[@georgelynch9602]

I just saw a few clips of Louise in talkies. One with a young John Wayne. Louise was tremendous. A great voice that truly succeeded in making the transition from silent films.

[@delphinbringsby6768]

I'd have fallen in love with Louise at this age. How beautiful she was. All the silent age actresses were either bullied or bought out. All of them; Brooks, Bow, Pickford, you name em. Bullied, bought, or simply gave up. Alot of them committed suicide, as well. Hollywood is completely evil. Read Brooks' "Lulu in Hollywood". Run by the ruthless, sex crazed drunks. Still is...

[@dangeroreilly2028]

Don't forget, Pickford was one of those that created United Artist Studios.

[@Hollis_has_questions]

Lulu in Hollywood should be required reading, it’s so perceptive.

[@simone222]

What an enigmatic woman. She was so lovely even in her 70s. Reminds me of my 85 y.o. neighbour who looks like she's only 60. She led a hard life working as a cleaner in London hotels since her early 20s, but it doesn't show. I love it when women embrace the aging process wholeheartedly. Looking good despite advancement in age is mainly genetics' work, but of course taking good care of the body also definitely helps.

[@nigelcarren]

'Enigmatic' agreed! That is the word of the day. 🏆

[@simone222]

@@nigelcarren Steel stilettos? Wow. Lovely to stumble upon a fantastic artist. Looking forward to your latest uploads. Wising you the best in your craft. :) See you around.

[@XrayxRich]

𝚂𝚒𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚎🌈💜 - My Sister-in-Law is 77 and doesn't look a day over 40.

[@sallysrock8488]

The narrator speaking in-between Louise Brooks is James Mason.

[@skyavalanche]

Stunning

[@racheledwards2352]

I would have loved to of seen Ms Louise Brooks interviewed by Dick Cavett

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

I’m just glad we have this footage but I believe dick cavett interviewed greto garbo

[@alexflowers97]

@@raptorfromthe6ix833 interviewed Garbo??? HA!!!!!!! In y’all’s dreams! 😂

[@princesssparkle529]

They were both legends

[@RalphDratman]

Great short interview of Louise Brooks

[@AmberLizzieBow444]

Theyre both so beautiful

[@edysinsimon8646]

Whenever I think of the ultimate unobtainable femme fatale of the 20s. Its Louise Brooks! The ultimate Raven haired helmeted woman! Without question...My idea of the perfect leading lady! I love you...

[@alfredbonnabel7022]

Clara Bow had so much talent and real ❤️

[@keithhyttinen8275]

In the few "talkies" Clara was in, we hear her Brooklyn accent a bit. I think it's charming.

[@RoryVanucchi]

Great post. Window to the great silent era and the roaring 20s

[@palomabovary8198]

Merci beaucoup this is GOLD

[@garyneville1141]

Fascinating to see her talking in older life. I always found her look captivating, she was the IT girl as far as I'm concerned 😊

[@tracyyoung224]

Clara Bow had magic eyes.

[@vicalexander3179]

Louise is my father's first wife and therefore she is my grandmother too. I love you Louise Brooks -- Vic Alexander

[@FirstPlace97]

@@shesnailie facts

[@FirstPlace97]

@@shesnailie I just hope this guy elaborates if he is telling facts

[@FirstPlace97]

@@shesnailie lol

[@spicey6646]

What a crock.She never had any children.

[@brennocalderan2201]

@@spicey6646 He said Louise was his father FIRST wife, he married her before divorcing and meeting his (Vic's) mother.

[@eyraclarisse144]

Louise Broiks had Beauty, Brain and Breed.

[@January.]

*Louise Brooks had beauty, brains, and class. breed(noun): class, kind = GROUP, NOT ELOQUENCE Ex: Such people are a dying breed.

[@eyraclarisse144]

@@January. Thank you.. Yes, CLASS also sounds better. Although you will frequently hear it the way I said it : with the three "Bs". Anyway, we both agree that LBrooks was a very special person with special qualities. You will hear the phrase in Alfred Hitchcock's film "Rebecca" .

[@January.]

@@eyraclarisse144You're obviously not a native speaker of English.

[@eyraclarisse144]

@@January. Are you a teacher, journalist, with a keen eye on the comments ? Most people do not care for grammar, or the use of a correct language in KZbin.

[@January.]

@@eyraclarisse144 You're very welcome.

[@jlnasseri4390]

Watch the song "Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Pandora's Box" based on Louise Brooks. Wonderful song. She has success at such a young age and then left.

[@garyharris2940]

Glad to discover this

[@weeooh1]

Even in old age Louise was attractive.

[@sitarnut]

Intelligent, beautiful and an icon forever..... how wonderful would it been to be around her. Way too advanced for political Hollyweird.

[@mkfloyd9131]

Still beautiful...

[@scotnick59]

Louise hailed from the same tiny town in Kansas that Vivian Vance did: CHERRYVALE

[@wardarcade7452]

That's right and they were childhood friends! It's unknown whether they stayed in touch after Miss Brooks got famous in the 1920's Berlin when Miss Vance was still an unknown in Albuquerque OR during the 1950's when Miss Vance became famous as Ethel Mertz in the 1950's in LA but Miss Brooks's star had waned and she'd gone into obscurity in Rochester, New York!

[@anneroy4560]

I love Clara Bow ... she always seemed modern / current ...

[@history_by_lamplight]

Yeah. And the reason she had such a tough time in Hollywood was that she was authentic and genuine. She was a real person. She'd grown up poor and never learned how to be fake, and people like Mary Pickford treated her pretty nasty because of that. :(

[@fosterglucose3214]

@@history_by_lamplight Thats interesting because Mary herself grew up poor, but the fake thing i don't know much about nor the part about her being nasty towards Clara. But I do know about her resentment towards Joan Crawford.

[@history_by_lamplight]

@@fosterglucose3214 I could be getting my details wrong, absolutely. It also seems I heard somewhere that Colleen Moore didn't treat Clara her too kindly.

[@fosterglucose3214]

@@history_by_lamplight It may be all true, such a shame that people were so mean to her. I should definitely read about Ms.Bow

[@history_by_lamplight]

@@fosterglucose3214 Definitely. ❤ She had an interesting life, but *such* a heartbreaking one. You may know this already, but when she was a teenager, she woke up once in the middle of the night to find her mom leaning over her in the dark, a knife in her hand, ready to kill her in her sleep. I think she snapped a little after that. And of course, Hollywood was one long sad episode in her life. 😟 I've always felt a special kinship with her that I can't explain. But sad as her life was, she was definitely one of the best actresses America has ever produced. ❤

[@velvetbees]

She was born attractive and she becane on the inside just as pretty.

[@19Edurne]

I'll never get the reason for putting music on interviews... :(

[@TheJlook2000]

that was interesting and to hear it from someone in the thick of it

[@teetarquin7012]

Kind of like Marilyn Monroe didn't exist off the screen. I read a quote from Clara Bow. Paraphrasing, I slip my IT girl crown, not to Taylor, not to Bardot, but to Monroe. They had a lot in common, horrific childhoods, both of their mothers were schizophrenic.

[@bobbyantonelli7978]

I read “ LU LU IN HOLLYWOOD” ages ago and fell in love with miss brooks then and there. So full of life! I’m dying to see “Pandora’s Box”. Where can I view it? If anyone knows plz let me know.

[@mysteryy.static]

Pretty sure you can find it on youtube!

[@bobbyantonelli7978]

@@mysteryy.static I did a “ half assed” search awhile back; but I’m gonna try it again and add HER name to it. Thanks!🎥

[@buska100]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn-zXp97rKqlqMU this link will get you there

[@bobbyantonelli7978]

@@buska100 thank you, I have viewed it already. I am thinking the thumbnail is when Louise is talking about how her then husband wouldn’t invite Clara Bow to a party bc she was from Brooklyn (?) . What a snob! I think Clara Bow was really “ IT” and so very contemporary and ahead of her time. I’d love to see interviews and the like ,with her talking . But alas , it is not to be. A lot of the fashions in “ PANDORA” could be worn today with a touch of updating. I really liked the film.

[@buska100]

@@bobbyantonelli7978 So True. Cheers Mate

[@steelers6titles]

Gabby Louise B. loved to go on and on about Tinseltown, fortunately for film lovers everywhere. Brooks herself, of course, remains known for her German work for G. W. Pabst.

[@garrylarkin8834]

My giddy aunt a beautiful woman NOT being jealous of an other beautiful woman!!!!!

[@ElizaDolittle]

Louise Brooks was your aunt?

[@waterfoxy5690]

Ha!

[@Nova_Avalon]

Louise & Clara both were blacklisted. Such a shame. They both did not have terrible speaking voices at all!

[@thebeatnumber]

Makes you wonder if Clara Bow wasn't the real life inspiration for Lina Lamont.

[@gislainezancanellediniz4578]

Admirável e bela Louise! Beleza eterna

[@julionoronha2482]

Namorada do Charles Chaplin

[@alanbash2921]

Louise Brooks MUST Get A Posthumous Oscar......for “ Pandora’s Box “ as well as her Many Other Films....Let’s Start A Call To Get Her An Oscar....NOW !!!! IT IS LONG OVERDUE !

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

,Clara Bow had a real tough upbringing.

[@julionoronha2482]

Linda e magnífica atriz! 35 anos sem ela!

[@Northatlantic2012]

Great video!

[@zwikytipsmanbear8686]

I'm a Brooklynite and know right away where I'm from when I open My mouth! Curse or Blessing?...lol

[@LaptopLarry330]

This is a complete surprise to me. I thought that Louise Brooks had left the movie industry in mysterious circumstances, and lived a reclusive life for the rest of her days. I wonder if there is any more interview footage of Louise Brooks?

[@tommoncrieff1154]

I remember this. It was a brilliant UK ITV documentary series called Hollywood, narrated by James Mason, shown in 1979. Carl Davies scored the series and the movie clips which were shown. Many figures of the 1920s appeared, Louise Brooks was something of a sensation as, like you, no one knew what had happened to her. Adela Rogers St Johns, mentioned here, was a terrific interviewee. I remember Anita Loos, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, King Vidor, Lillian Gish, Colleen Moore, Gloria Swanson were all interviewed in it.

[@KittyKittyBoomBoom]

There's alot

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Louise Brooks actually ended up writing essays of film criticism, and her work was well respected.

[@giovanna8187]

Very surprised at her posh American accent.

[@rhyfeddu]

@@giovanna8187 She talked about how hard she worked to shed her Kansan accent.

[@nosmoking2480]

Does anyone else get a sort-of Lillian Gish vibe from Louise Brooks at her age in this interview? If her career had thrived instead of tanking I think she might possibly have become one of the greatest American actresses. Too bad that the young Louise didn't ever forsee that acting in motion-pictures would someday achieve the level of Art.

[@Leslie-mj9cc]

I have fallen in love ❤

[@randywilson944]

Louise had wonderful voice considering she was a smoker.

[@BillySBC]

Just for a moment there at 1:27 you could see that laughing face from her early movie days.

[@Capybaraism]

Goddess!

[@guyinsf]

Clara was a cutie but Louise was the beauty.

[@albertomirandamiranda7073]

Era linda e muito inteligente..

[@Elitist20]

Louise also was under pressure to change her accent - coming from Kansas to New York in the early 1920s, she was told she sounded like a 'hayseed', so she adopted the 'New York stage' way of speaking.

[@randyhernandez3952]

Lulu is forever.

[@wheelblack35]

What a life this woman had