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Sixteen minutes or so into this adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize play, 1930 audiences got what they were waiting for when Greta Garbo made her entrance and spoke on camera for the first time in her career: "Gimme a whiskey."
Like Lon Chaney and Charlie Chaplin, the Swedish Sphinx had continued in Silents even though Talkies were the rage. Here she made her landmark transition to the new era, playing a former prostitute whose past may ruin her chance for happiness.
A different director and cast join Garbo in a German-language version (Side B) filmed on the same soundstages immediately after the English version. She called it the better film, and many fans today agree. You decide!
Original Release
02/21/1930
US Release
02/21/1930
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Greta Garbo | Anna Christie / Anna |
Charles Bickford | Matt Burke / Matt |
George F. Marion | Chris / Chris Christofferson |
Marie Dressler | Marthy / Marthy Owens |
James T. Mack | Johnny the Harp / Johnny the Harpist |
Lee Phelps | Larry the Bartender / Larry |
Jack Baxley | Coney Island Barker |
William H. O'Brien | Waiter at Coney Island |
Robert Parrish | Boy at Coney Island |
Directors
Writers
Frances Marion, Eugene O'Neill
Cast
Name | Character |
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Greta Garbo | Anna Christie / Anna |
Charles Bickford | Matt Burke / Matt |
George F. Marion | Chris / Chris Christofferson |
Marie Dressler | Marthy / Marthy Owens |
James T. Mack | Johnny the Harp / Johnny the Harpist |
Lee Phelps | Larry the Bartender / Larry |
Jack Baxley | Coney Island Barker |
William H. O'Brien | Waiter at Coney Island |
Robert Parrish | Boy at Coney Island |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Clarence Brown | Producer |
Paul Bern | Producer |
Irving Thalberg | Producer |