The Private Life of Greta Garbo (1931)

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33 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF GRETA GARBO Suddenly the money from Berlin stopped coming. Mr. Stiller could get no answer from his letters and telegrams. Time was precious. The night before Christmas he decided to get on the train and make a hurried trip to Berlin. His little band of players felt alien and forlorn when they found themselves left alone in this foreign town on Christmas Eve. All but Greta. She did not care. Being alone never bothered her. She knew that she could find plenty of interesting things to do in this strange city. In a few days Mr. Stiller returned with the sad news that the backers of the picture had gone broke. There was nothing to do but disband and go home. But Mr. Stiller had plans for another picture that he wanted to make in Berlin. So once more Greta found herself in the German capital. While she was waiting for Mr. Stiller to attend to his business, she decided to work in a German production. Mr. Stiller got a part for her in The Street of Sorrow. Greta had picked up enough German to enable her to understand direction. She found that she