Anna Christie
Summary:
Accompanied by one of the most successful advertising campaigns in Hollywood history, Greta Garbo made her "talking picture" debut in this carefully chosen vehicle, the second screen version of Eugene O'Neill's 1922 play about the Minnesota-raised Swedish girl who desperately attempts to keep her unsavory past from her long-lost father, Kris (George F. Marion). But when she f... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Greta Garbo - (Anna Christie)
George F. Marion - (Chris Christopherson)
Marie Dressler - (Marthy Owen)
Charles Bickford - (Matt Burke)
James T. Mack - (Johnny the Harp)
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Review:
It is all too easy at this late stage to scoff at the presumed staginess of Anna Christie or of Greta Garbo's much-imitated opening line of "Gimme a vhisky, ginger ale on the side." In reality, however, the drama actually holds up fine in comparison with most talkies from 1930 and William Daniels' camera is surprisingly fluid. George ... Continue >>
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