August 10, 1950 –
Billy Wilder’s caustic, black-hearted masterpiece, Sunset Boulevard premiered in New York City, on this date.
Unlike the character she played, Gloria Swanson had accepted the fact that the movies didn’t want her anymore and had moved to New York, where she worked on radio and, later, television. Although she had long before ruled out the possibility of a movie comeback, she was nevertheless highly intrigued when she got the offer to play the lead.
The Haus of Dcaligari 