John Gilbert

Gilbert & Garbo Trivia

John Gilbert and Garbos first meeting?

Autumn 1925, set of La Boheme. The director of that silent-screen classic was King Vidor; Gish's costar was a rising young romantic idol named John Gilbert.

A chance meeting, perhaps. A brief glimpse. Gilbert in costume as the tragically fated lover; Garbo with her hair dyed black to portray the enchantress in Ibáñez's Torrent. There were possibilities ...