Anna Christie

When it was learned that Greta Garbo, was cast as a disillusioned prostitute in Anna Christie, even her most devoted admirers were skeptical. Not only was it an unglamourous role for the 24-year-old actress, but it was also to be her first talking picture. Garbo's answer was to play it with superbly. With her first, and now famous spoken line ("Gimme a whiskey, ginger ale on the side. And don't be stingy baby") Garbo conquered the world of sound films.. Based on Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Garbo give a fascinating performance as an embittered prostitute who returns home to her father, a barge captain. She finds sympathy in the gruff, but kindly Marthy (Marie Dressler), but when a sailor (Charles Bickford) falls in love with Anna, she is forced to reveal her tarnished past to both him and her father, leading to a riveting climax. Among the Special Features on this disc is the German-language version of the scenario, starring Garbo with a different cast and director. Filmed on the same sets after the original English version was completed, this alternate version is a uniquely different take of the source material, one which Garbo allegedly preferred to the more-widely-known English language version.

• UPC: 810134947436
• Release: 2023-12-12
• Content Provider: Warner Bros.
• Runtime: 89
• Genre: Drama
• Language: English, German
• Format:
• Screen:
• Aspect: 16x9 1.37:1 with side mattes
• Rating: NR
• Audio: DTS-MA HD 2.0
• Color/BW: B&W
• Special Features: German-language alternate version of Anna Christie, directed by Jacques Feyder; GARBO early career retrospective episode of the "MGM PARADE" TV series; 2/7/1938 Lux Radio Theater broadcast of ANNA CHRISTIE with Joan Crawford (audio only); Classic 1930 Looney Tunes cartoon "THE BOOZE HANGS HIGH"
• Copyright: 1930 Turner Entertainment Co.
• Number of Discs: 1
• Disc Format: Blu-ray