Directed by:
Clarence BrownCinematography:
William H. DanielsComposer:
William AxtCast:
Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, George F. Marion, Marie Dressler, William H. O'Brien, Lee Phelps, James T. Mack, Theo ShallPlots(1)
Garbo stars as Anna Christie, a bitter and disillusioned former prostitute who returns home to her father (George F. Marion), a New York barge captain, looking for a safe haven to repair her damaged psyche. Anna is desperate to forget her past and hides her sordid life from her father, letting him believe that she is an innocent young woman. But when Anna falls in love with Matt (Charles Bickford), an Irish sailor, it becomes more difficult to keep her dark secret. Finally, when Matt proposes, Anna must accept the consequences of her shameful past. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Greta Garbo
Sweden
Best movies:
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
Ninotchka (1939)
Charles Bickford
USA
Best movies:
The Big Country (1958)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
George F. Marion
USA
Best movies:
The King of Kings (1927)
Anna Christie (1930)
Marie Dressler
Canada
Best movies:
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
Dinner at Eight (1933)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
William H. O'Brien
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Lee Phelps
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
After the Thin Man (1936)
James T. Mack
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
Theo Shall
German Empire
Best movies:
Anna Christie (1931)
Anna Christie (1930)
Kolberg (1945)