THE KISS

THE KISS
(USA 1929)
ALTERNATE TITLE
Der Kuss (GERMANY) Le Baiser (FRANCE) Kyssen (SWEDEN) Il bacio (ITALY) O Beijo (BRAZIL) Pocalunek (POLAND)
FILM SCENES

COMPANY
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
CREDITS
Directed by Jacques Feyder. Produced by Al Lewin (uncredited). Scenario by Hans Kraly, from the story by George M. Saville (a.k.a. Jacques Feyder). Titles by Marian Ainslee. Photographed by William Daniels. Edited by Ben Lewis. Musical Synchronization by Dr. William Axt. Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons. Gowns by Adrian.
TECHNICAL SPECS
62 minutes MGM Production 440
CAST
Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, Anders Randall, Holmes Herbert, Lew Ayres, George Davis...
GARBO'S CHARACTER
Madame Irene Guarry
FILM POSTER
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SYNOPSIS
Irene Guarry (Greta Garbo) is the wife of a silk merchant in Lyon. Her husband's partner. Lassalle (Holmes Herbert), has a son, Pierre (Lew Ayres). who is in love with Irene. She resists Pierre's advances, but her husband (Anders Randolf), in a fit of jealousy, tries to kill Pierre. To save the young man, Irene kills her husband with his own gun. Lassale makes Pierre keep silent about the matter. Irene is brought to trial and André (Conrad Nagel), a lawyer and once her lover, defends her. Lassalle claims Guarry was despondent over business. Irene is acquitted of the charge. She goes off with André, but it remains for her to tell him the true circumstances surrounding her husband's death.
MOVIE PROGRAM
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PREMIERED/RELEASED
Premiere date: November 15, 1929 (Capitol Theatre in New York) Release Date in USA: November 16, 1929 Release Date in Germany: 14.10.1930
LOBBYCARDS
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PRODUCTION
Production Dates: July–August 1929 Production Location: Hollywood/Los Angeles/USA
MOVIE STILLS
The Stills were made during the production by Milton Brown. 135 Movie Stills were shot. More HERE!
TRIVIA
The Kiss was Garbo's last film with Conrad Nagel. It was her last silent film. Filmed in 40 days. MGM's last silent picture. Garbo had to decide between Ex-Wife and The Kiss. She passed the role and Norma Shearer made the film, titled The Divorce and won an Oskar .
BACKGROUND STORY
(in Treatment)
BUSINESS DATA
Budget: 257.000 Dollar Gross: USA: 518.000 Dollar, Non-USA: 387.000 Dollar; World: 905.000 Dollar Profit: 448.000 Dollar
PORTRAITS
Clarence Sinclair Bull made the portraits for the film on August 27, 1929 More HERE!
REVIEWS
Pare Lorentz for Judge:
Greta Garbo and Clara Bow appeared this week in The Kiss and The Saturday Night Kid, respectively. Miss Garbo is still the wronged but pure lady of passion and Miss Bow, I presume, is still Miss Bow. I don't know that I can add anything to what has already been said.
Motion Picture:
The last stand of the silent pictures, the last hope of those who like ‘em quiet is Greta Garbo. Once again she plays one of those mysterious women whose heart no man quite knows, neither her husband nor her lover. A new juvenile, Lew Ayres, plays the infatuated youth so well that one is almost embarrassed at watching his display of adolescent passion. The question of Miss Garbo's appeal is still unsolved by this picture. In spite of unworthy stories, in spite of her stubborn silence in this talkie day, I would gladly pay for my own ticket to see a Garbo picture–which is the greatest compliment a reviewer can pay!
Screenland:
The Swedish charmer carries this load of a mediocre story on her splendid shoulders and so makes The Kiss worth seeing.... Next to Greta, the most interesting thing about The Kiss is the film debut of young Lew Ayres, a smouldering boy who is a real find.
PICTURE FROM THE FILM-SET
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STORY FROM THE FILM-SET
(in Treatment)
NICI'S WALLPAPER
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DVD/VHS
Available on VHS. See HERE!
VIDEO-FILE
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	SOURCE
	Greta Garbo: A Cinematic Legacy – by Mark A. Vieira (Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, New York 2005). This is the best and most accurate book about Garbo's-Films.
	OTHER SOURCES
	Karen Swenson – A life Apart Barry Paris – Garbo IMDB – International Movie Database plus many other books, magazines and internet sites.


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