Anna Karenina (1935)

A great (Greta) Garbo vehicle an adaptation of Tolstoy’s classic tale; just the kind of film she excelled in. A remake for her given the earlier silent entitled Love (1927) that she did with John Gilbert. This time Fredric March plays her military lover Vronsky Basil Rathbone her wronged husband (Alexei) Karenin and Freddie Bartholomew her son. Maureen O’Sullivan May Robson and Reginald Owen are also featured. Directed by Clarence Brown (reportedly Garbo’s favorite director) and adapted by Clemence Dane and Salka Viertel it’s #42 on AFI’s 100 Greatest Love Stories list.

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