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24 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Torrent. 1926 1h 28m Passed. 6.9 (932) Rate. A young girl and her father are kicked out of their house by a cruel noblewoman, and the girl's heart is broken when her sweetheart, the noblewoman's son, won't go to Paris with them.
After a few more films, including The Temptress (1926), Love (1927) and A Woman of Affairs (1928), Greta starred in Anna Christie (1930) (her first "talkie"), which not only gave her a powerful screen presence but also garnered her an Academy Award nomination as Best Actress (she didn't win).
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In 1928, Garbo starred in A Woman of Affairs, which catapulted her to MGM's highest box-office star, surpassing the long-reigning Lillian Gish. Other well-known Garbo films from the silent era are The Mysterious Lady (1928), The Single Standard (1929), and The Kiss (1929).
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- 'Camille' (1936) George Cukor's timeless romantic drama Camille stars Garbo opposite Robert Taylor and Lionel Barrymore. The plot follows Marguerite Gauthier, "the Lady of the Camellias," a beautiful courtesan living a comfortable life thanks to a wealthy patron.
- 'Ninotchka' (1939) "Garbo laughs!" That was the tagline for Ernst Lubitsch's 1939 romantic comedy Ninotchka. Garbo stars opposite Melvyn Douglas in the story about an indomitable Soviet diplomat and a roguish bachelor who clash over a set of jewels.
- 'Grand Hotel' (1932) Grand Hotel is among the first all-star ensemble movies. The plot follows several characters at a luxurious Berlin hotel where a wealthy and thieving Baron attempts to seduce his mark, aging ballerina Grusinskaya.
- 'Anna Christie' (1930) "Garbo talks!" That was the tagline for Clarence Brown's 1930 pre-Code romantic drama Anna Christie. In her first talkie, Garbo plays the titular character, a young, troubled woman who used to work as a prostitute.
- NINOTCHKA (1939) Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Screenplay by Melchior Lengyel, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Walter Reisch, story by Lengyel. Starring Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, Sig Ruman, Bela Lugosi.
- GRAND HOTEL (1932) Directed by Edmund Goulding. Screenplay by William A. Drake, based on his play adapted from the novel ‘Menschen im Hotel’ by Vicki Baum.
- CAMILLE (1937) Directed by George Cukor. Screenplay by Zoe Akins, Frances Marion, and James Hilton, based on the novel and play by Alexandre Dumas fils.
- ANNA KARENINA (1935) Directed by Clarence Brown. Screenplay by S. N. Behrman, Clemence Dane, Salka Viertel, based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy. Starring Fredric March, Maureen O’Sullivan, Freddie Bartholomew, Basil Rathbone, Reginald Owen.
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