I just watched a little known Greta Garbo's movie..,

[WCGreen]

The Painted Veil with Herbert Marshall, who did a great turn as W. Somerset Maugham in The Razor's Edge, was a Dr. doing missionary work in China during a colerah epidemic.

Garbo married the good Dr. to escape from her Bourgeoisie home in Switzerland.

Anyway, I was really taken with Ms. Garbo, "who turned her back on stardom because she wanted to be alone.." Ray Davies, Celliod Heros.

The way she suffered was a little over the top by todays standards, but I can see why she was so loved by both men and women. Vulnerable, beautiful with a heart of gold.

I'm not sure what I am trying to get at but the movie was very entertaining. There was even some pretty good special effects.

[TuxedoKat]

1. Did you ever see her

in Two-Faced Woman? I don't think it is considered one of her better movies but I really enjoyed it. I'll have to see if I can find The Painted Veil, sounds good.

[WCGreen]

4. TCM has it in their rotation....

I'll look for the Two-Faced Woman...

[Manifestor_of_Light]

2. Grand Hotel is excellent.

A large ensemble cast, including Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford and Wallace Beery.

[WCGreen]

3. that's a really good movie...

I think the people now might not get it because they were still over acting just a bit, still use to silent melodrama, or the exaggeration needed on the stage...