The Private Life of Greta Garbo (1931)

Record Details:

Title:
The Private Life of Greta Garbo
Date:
1931
Publisher:
New York: Doubleday
Volume:
The Private Life of Greta Garbo
Leaf #:
00055
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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CHAPTER III No one on the Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer lot was enthusiastic about Garbo when she first arrived in Hollywood. “She is too big,” “She is too tall,” “She will never go over in pictures,” were comments heard on all sides. Large girls had not been successful on the screen. The petite type was the popular one. Now came a girl five feet six inches tall, weighing around a hundred and thirty-five pounds, with large hands and feet and shoulders as broad as a man’s. Hollywood could not see such a girl making a hit in pictures. Finally, a screen test of her was made. Before an actress is cast for a part in a picture she is given a screen test, to determine whether or not she is suitable for certain roles. These ii