Anna Christie [1930]: DVD) by Greta Garbo

SYNOPSIS: Sixteen minutes or so into this adaptaion of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize play, 1930 audiences got wht they were waiting for when Greta Garbo made her entrance and spoke on camera for the first time in her career Gimme a whiskey... Like Lon Chaney and Charlie Chaplin, the Swedish Sphinx had continued in Silents even though Talkies were the rage. Here she made her landmark transition to the new era, playing a former prostitute whose past may ruin her chance for happiness. ABOUT THE DVD: This is a WARNER HOME VIDEO release for the UK market (Region 2 PAL format - which will play on all standard DVD players in the UK and the rest of Europe - buyers outside of Europe will need a multi-region player in order to view this) - The film is presented in its original BLACK & WHITE and FULL SCREEN format (1.33:1 aspect ratio) and runs for a total of 85 minutes - the AUDIO is the original ENGLISH language and MONO (there are also Italian and Spanish dubbed audio-tracks on the DVD) - SUBTITLES are in English, French, Italian, German, Greek, Spanish, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Polish and Swedish (there are also hearing impaired subs for English, German and Italian languages only).