The Private Life of Greta Garbo (1931)

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Record Details:

Title:
The Private Life of Greta Garbo
Date:
1931
Publisher:
New York: Doubleday
Volume:
The Private Life of Greta Garbo
Leaf #:
000173
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 15, 2025
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159 THE PRIVATE LIFE OF GRETA GARBO The Kiss proved to be one of Garbo’s best pictures. It was advertised as a sound picture, but like many of the productions made when the talkies were first gaining a foothold, it was a combination of sound and silent screen. The sound was music, street noises, etc. Garbo did not talk. Her Swedish accent would not have fitted the part. But she was preparing for the talkie that was soon to follow. After it was released the critics declared that Garbo was popular enough to draw the public if she never talked. But the relentless tide of the talkies was sweeping the country, and her producers began to look about for a sound picture in which their Swedish star could speak. When Garbo had finished a picture, she liked to take a trip out of Hollywood. One of these journeys was to the Yosemite National Park. Instead of having Gustaf drive her up in her own car, she called a machine and driver from the studio. After she had been there about a week, Gustaf received a telegram ordering him to call for her with her car. She was staying at the new Awana Hotel,