Gilbert Roland, 1928

GILBERT ROLAND shorn of his mane does not mean Gilbert Roland minus his fire and picturesqueness. Far from it. Submitting to the shears prepared him for his role in “The Woman Disputed,” and maybe the pleas of the fans counted, too.

  — Picture Play Magazine, 1928

Luis Antonio Damaso Alonso

Gilbert Roland and Norma Talmadge, circa 1929

Real-life lovers Gilbert Roland and Norma Talmadge at Norma's Santa Monica house.

Camille (1926)

Norma Talmadge and real-life lover Gilbert Roland