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Anna Christie

"Garbo Talks!"

Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.

Top Cast

  • Greta Garbo

    Greta Garbo

    Anna Christie

  • Charles Bickford

    Charles Bickford

    Matt Burke

  • George F. Marion

    George F. Marion

    Chris Christofferson

  • Marie Dressler

    Marie Dressler

    Marthy Owens

  • James T. Mack

    James T. Mack

    Johnny the Harpist

  • Lee Phelps

    Lee Phelps

    Larry the Bartender

  • Jack Baxley

    Jack Baxley

    Coney Island Barker (uncredited)

  • William H. O'Brien

    William H. O'Brien

    Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)

  • Robert Parrish

    Robert Parrish

    Boy at Coney Island (uncredited)

Overview

Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.

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