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 #:
00059
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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45 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF GRETA GARBO of a player is sometimes determined by this unannounced first showing of a picture. Each neighborhood is always on the lookout for the big sign “Preview To-night,” which is hung in front of the ticket office a few hours before the performance. It soon draws crowds, who stand in line to gain admittance. Seats are roped off for the producers, players, directors, cameramen, electricians, and all those who took part in the making of the picture. After the preview people gather outside the door to discuss the picture. The Torrent was previewed in a little theater on the edge of Beverly Hills. No one noticed Garbo as she and Mr. Stiller quietly slipped into seats at the rear of the dimly lighted house. No one saw them steal out just before the picture was finished. At the first showing of the first picture Greta Garbo made in Hollywood she set the precedent of never appearing publicly at any of her pictures. After the preview people gathered in groups in front of the theater to discuss this fascinating girl called Greta Garbo.