ANNA CHRISTIE (German Version)

ANNA CHRISTIE (German language Version)
(USA 1930)
FILM SCENES

COMPANY
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
CREDITS
Directed by Jacques Feyder. Produced by Irving Thalberg (uncredited). Adaptation by Frances Marion, from the play by Eugene O'Neill. German dialogue by Walter Hasenclever. German scenario by Frank Reicher. Photography by William Daniels. Edited by Finn Ulback. Recording supervised by Douglas Shearer. Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons. Gowns by Adrian. Music by Dr. William Axt.
TECHNICAL SPECS
85 minutes MGM Production 476
CAST
Greta Garbo, Hans Junkermann, Theo Shall, Salka Steuermann (Viertel), Herman Bing.
GARBO'S CHARACTER
Anna Christie aka Anna Christopherson
SYNOPSIS
Harry (Elliott Nugent), the grandson of a bishop, (Gavin Gordon) wants to marry an actress. When the bishop learns of this, he tries to dissuade him by relating a part of his own life when he was still Rector Tom Armstrong. The bishop says that he met a prima donna named Rita Cavallini (Greta Garbo) and fell in love with her. She fell in love with him also and finally confessed that until she met Armstrong she had been the mistress of wealthy Cornelius Van Tuyl (Lewis Stone). After her final performance, Van Tuyl tried to get her to return to him, but she refused. When Armstrong learned that she had seen Van Tuyl, he came to her and denounced her. Then he pleaded with her to spend her last night with him. She begged him not to treat her as other men had, and began praying. Armstrong came to his senses and left. He never saw her again. His story, however, does not change Harry's mind about marrying an actress. Later, Armstrong reads of Rita's death in a newspaper.
MOVIE PROGRAM
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PREMIERED/RELEASED
Premiere date in Germany: December 22, 1930 (Cologne) Release Date in Germany: 27.03.1931
LOBBYCARDS
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PRODUCTION
Production Dates: July–August 1930 Production Location: Hollywood/Los Angeles/USA
MOVIE STILLS
It is unknown who made the stills. It is possible that it was Milton Brown. 97 Movie Stills were shot. More HERE!
TRIVIA
Garbo prefered the German film version of Anna Christie. Filmed only in 20 days. The world premiere of the German Anna Christie took place on December 22, 1930, in Cologne. “GARBO SPRICHT DEUTSCH!” ads declared. It had been reported that Nils Asther's name topped the list of the possible costars, but it was a relative unknown, Theo Shall, who won the assignment in the German Version of Anna Christie.
BACKGROUND STORY
(in Treatment)
BUSINESS DATA
Budget : 496.000 Dollar. Gross: USA: 733.000 Dollar, Non-USA: 523.000 Dollar; World: 1.256.000 Dollar. Profit: 287.000 Dollar.
PORTRAITS
Clarence Sinclair Bull made the portraits for the film on August 18, 1930 More HERE!
PICTURE FROM THE FILM-SET
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STORY FROM THE FILM-SET
(in Treatment)
AD CAMPAIGN SLOGANS
Die Garbo spricht! Die Garbo spricht deutsch!
GARBO'S FIRST SOUND-TESTS
After Garbo returned from Sweden in early 1929, MGM arranged her first professional Sound-Tests. Greta made her sound-tests in three languages and had choosen: Faust by Goethe – Marguerite “Monologue” in german. Peer Gynt by Ibsen – Solviegs “Song“ in swedish. Hamlet by Shakespeare – Ophelia's “Prayer “ in english.
THE ORIGINAL PLAY
Based on the play Anna Christie, by Eugene O'Neill.
DVD/VHS
Available on DVD. 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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