The Schencks formed The Norma Talmadge Film Company, releasing films through First National and made scores of features through the 20s. Talmadge's salary and popularity rose year by year with such hits as "Smilin' Through" (1922), "Within the Law" (1923), "Secrets" (1924), "Kiki" (one of her biggest successes, 1926), "Camille" (1927), "The Dove" (1928) and scores of others. In 1927, Talmadge became the third star (after Pickford and Fairbanks) to immortalize her footprints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater.
Her career pretty much ended with the silent era. Talmadge retired after two unsuccessful talkies ("New York Nights" and "DuBarry, Woman of Passion", both 1930). She left Schenck in 1934 for vaudeville star George Jessel, then settled down, wealthy and happy, with a third husband in Las Vegas. After suffering from arthritis and several strokes, she died there in 1957, largely forgotten by the public.