This film was the fifth most popular movie at the U.S. box office for 1930.
Shot in only 20 days.
The original Broadway production won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1922.
Of all her many film directors, one can surmise that Clarence Brown was Greta Garbo's favorite. They made seven films together in the 11 years between their first, La chair et le diable (1926), and the last, Marie Walewska (1937). Given her level of stardom, it's likely no mistake that with no other director did she collaborate more than twice.
Brown commented on his impression of Garbo, whom very few knew intimately: "Garbo starts where they all leave off. She was a shy person; her lack of English gave her a slight inferiority complex. I used to direct her quietly. I never gave her direction above a whisper. Nobody on the set ever knew what I said to her; she liked that. She hated to rehearse. She would have preferred to stay away until everyone else was rehearsed, then come in and do the scene."
Their film projects include: La chair et le diable (1926), Intrigues (1928), Anna Christie (1930), Romance (1930), L'inspiratrice (1931), Anna Karénine (1935), and Marie Walewska (1937). For two of their films, Romance (1930) and Anna Christie (1930), both Brown and Garbo Oscar-nominated as respectively Best Director and Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Brown commented on his impression of Garbo, whom very few knew intimately: "Garbo starts where they all leave off. She was a shy person; her lack of English gave her a slight inferiority complex. I used to direct her quietly. I never gave her direction above a whisper. Nobody on the set ever knew what I said to her; she liked that. She hated to rehearse. She would have preferred to stay away until everyone else was rehearsed, then come in and do the scene."
Their film projects include: La chair et le diable (1926), Intrigues (1928), Anna Christie (1930), Romance (1930), L'inspiratrice (1931), Anna Karénine (1935), and Marie Walewska (1937). For two of their films, Romance (1930) and Anna Christie (1930), both Brown and Garbo Oscar-nominated as respectively Best Director and Best Actress in a Leading Role.