Anna Christie (1930)

  • NR
  • 01/22/1930 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 29m

Garbo Talks!

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.

Clarence Brown

Director

Frances Marion

Screenplay

Cast

Greta Garbo's headshot

Greta Garbo

Anna Christie
Charles Bickford's headshot

Charles Bickford

Matt Burke
George F. Marion's headshot

George F. Marion

Chris Christofferson
Marie Dressler's headshot

Marie Dressler

Marthy Owens
James T. Mack's headshot

James T. Mack

Johnny the Harpist
Lee Phelps's headshot

Lee Phelps

Larry the Bartender
Jack Baxley's headshot

Jack Baxley

Coney Island Barker (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien's headshot

William H. O'Brien

Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)

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