Ellery queen s01e18 the adventure of the twofaced woman. Twofaced woman by george cukor george cukor, greta garbo. I didnt have the heart to tell her that was the movie that ended garbos career. Greta garbo was such a wonderful actress after her very last film two faced woman which did not do good with hollywood and it was greta garbo s very first comedy i loved the movie but hollywood did not and greta garbo did not like what hollywood to say and she felt betrayed so she just told hollywood i want to be alone and left hollywood for good she would never do another movie again. Though the studio denied it at the time, two faced woman was a remake of a picture called her sister from paris, originally filmed in 1925 and starring constance talmadge and ronald colman. Exquisitely gowned, garbo is obviously having a ball as the faux femme fatale, especially in a sexy southoftheborder dance sequence thats a lot more latin bombshell than swedish sphinx. But what was truly bad about it was imposed later, with the addition of a single. All that aside, the movie is very funny and garbo is hilarious as a wholesome but exuberant ski instructress who impersonates her own twin in order to lure her husband melvyn douglas. Two faced woman 1941 mgm film with greta garbo and melvyn douglas. Apr 11, 2020 greta garbo, swedish american actress who was one of the most glamorous and popular motionpicture stars of the 1920s and 30s. Garbo s costar, constance bennett, starred in a similar film called moulin rouge 20th c. A woman greta garbo poses as her wild twin sister to test her husband melvyn douglas. There are enough contrivances in the plotting of george cukors twofaced woman mgm, 1941 to make a cynical viewer groan, but fans of garbo and douglas will be able to look past the shortcomings of the largely silly script certainly no sillier than, say, that of 1940s my favorite wife, which enjoys critical praise justifiably based on the remarkable performances of irene dunne and. It was directed by george cukor and had three screenwriters.
Twofaced woman 1941 george cukor, greta garbo, melvyn. Twofaced woman is a 1941 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor and starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, and. It stars magazine editor larry blake douglas, who is on vacation at a ski resort in idaho. After a brief reign as the queen of hollywood, garbo vanished from view at the age of 36. Theatrical trailer for twofaced woman starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas. Tags greta garbo george cukor twofaced woman maudit. Garbo grew up in a rundown stockholm district, the. The ellery queen mysteries book 1940 pdf moughtly56.
The vehicle selected for her debut as a sporting, funloving american type was called twofaced woman. Photo, print, drawing twofaced woman digital file from color film copy transparency full online access to this resource is only available at the library of congress. A semifictionalized account of the life of mata hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for germany during world war i. Please be aware that this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc. Theatrical trailer for twofaced woman starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett and ruth gordon. Wrongheaded, yes, for it attempts to recast the inimitable garbo as a standardissue romantic comedy heroine, perhaps because she had revealed such an unexpected flair for. Much like bette davis who worshipped gg, garbo was good in terrible movies and sublime in great movies.
Mgm publicist howard dietz claimed that he suggested the final title two faced woman. I personally find two faced woman even funnier and more charming than ninotchka. There are enough contrivances in the plotting of george cukors two faced woman mgm, 1941 to make a cynical viewer groan, but fans of garbo and douglas will be able to look past the shortcomings of the largely silly script certainly no sillier than, say, that of 1940s my favorite wife, which enjoys critical praise justifiably based on the remarkable performances of irene dunne and. Tags smoking melvyn douglas greta garbo george cukor twofaced woman maudit. Two faced woman 1941 with greta garbo classic film freak.
Two faced woman has gone down in history as the awful comedy that was so bad it wrecked greta garbos career. The vehicle selected for her debut as a sporting, funloving american type was called two faced woman. Greta garbo, swedish american actress who was one of the most glamorous and popular motionpicture stars of the 1920s and 30s. I do think that if you are wanting to show someone the classic garbo, dont start with this one. The conclusion at the time was that the relative failure of her controversial film two faced woman for. Garbo and in twofaced woman 1941with s 1941, mgm attempted to capitalize on garbos success in ninotchka by reteaming her with melvyn douglas in another romantic comedy which sought to transform her into a chic, modern woman. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. With greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young. I personally find twofaced woman even funnier and more charming than ninotchka.
But then i have a think for movies where the star plays a dual role. Fox, 1934 a song, titled twofaced woman, was written to promote the film. A friend who didnt know much about garbo saw two faced woman on tcm and said, i get why you love her. While at a ski lodge, larry blake sees instructor karin borg and decides to sign up for private lessons.
A woman greta garbo poses as her tempting twin sister to test her husbands melvyn douglas fidelity in manhattan. Condemned through the years as the film that caused the legendary greta garbo to flee from the screen, two faced woman is actually not a bad film, and certainly not the disaster that legend would have it. It was destined to be greta garbo s last moving picture. Few who knew swedish actress greta garbo in her formative years would have predicted the illustrious career that awaited her.
In this case garbo plays a twin sister with hilarious results. The title, two faced woman, did not do justice to garbo s generosity. A woman pretends to be her own twin sister to win back her straying husband. Twofaced woman 1941 george cukor, greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, comedy, romance february 26, 2016 while at a ski lodge, larry blake sees instructor karin borg and decides to sign up for private lessons. Two faced woman greta garbo melvyn douglas constance bennett 1942 a woman greta garbo poses as her tempting twin sister to test her husbands melvyn douglas fidelity in manhattan. Dec 28, 2011 theatrical trailer for two faced woman starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett and ruth gordon. In two faced woman, garbo assays comedy one more time following her success in ernst lubitschs classic farce, ninotchka.
Twofaced woman is a 1941 romantic comedy starring greta garbo, constance bennett, and melvyn douglas. Fox, 1934 a song, titled two faced woman, was written to promote the film. Condemned by the national legion of decency and released soon after pearl harbor, cukors frothy comedy twofaced woman gained further notoriety for being garbos last before her selfexile from movies. All that aside, the movie is very funny and garbo is hilarious as a wholesome but exuberant ski instructress who impersonates her own. When he announces that he is going back to work on his magazine in new york the next day, karin. I didnt have the heart to tell her that was the movie that ended garbo s career. The adventure of the twofaced woman izleyin spdals zrto2017 dailymotionda. Twofaced woman 1941 george cukor, greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, comedy, romance. A friend who didnt know much about garbo saw twofaced woman on tcm and said, i get why you love her. We have a brand new exclusive clip for the new warner archive title twofaced woman, which is available on dvd and digital download right now. Garbo s one redeeming feature in the film is the outlandish dance she performs midway through the.
Hoping to make garbo more popular with american audiences, she was forced to take a foolish part, unsuited to her talent. Mgm 1941 directed by george cukor starring greta garbo and melvyn douglas no intended the rights to this video remain with the original creator, this is purely for educational and. She was best known for her portrayals of strongwilled heroines, most of them as compellingly enigmatic as garbo herself. George cukor, greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young, robert sterling, ruth gordon.
Nov 02, 2016 mgm 1941 directed by george cukor starring greta garbo and melvyn douglas no intended the rights to this video remain with the original creator, this is purely for educational and. Two faced woman is a 1941 romantic comedy starring greta garbo, constance bennett, and melvyn douglas. Twofaced woman is a 1941 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor and starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, and roland young. Greta garbo stars in her last film as a married ski instructor who fears her new husband will be tempted to cheat with his exgirlfriend when he visits the big apple. Her first picture since ninotchka and its twice as hilarious. Condemned through the years as the film that caused the legendary greta garbo to flee from the screen, twofaced woman is actually not a bad film, and certainly not the disaster that legend would have it. Greta garbo was such a wonderful actress after her very last film two faced womanwhich did not do good with hollywood and it was greta garbos very first comedy i loved the movie but hollywood did not and greta garbo did not like what hollywood to say and she felt betrayed so she just told hollywood i want to be alone and left hollywood for good she would never do another movie again. With greta garbo, ramon novarro, lionel barrymore, lewis stone. Garbos costar, constance bennett, starred in a similar film called moulin rouge 20th c. The conclusion at the time was that the relative failure of her controversial film twofaced woman for. After a ski instructor catches her husband flirting with an old. Jul 12, 2018 two faced woman has gone down in history as the awful comedy that was so bad it wrecked greta garbo s career.
Greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young, ruth gordon. Her most famous roles were in anna karenina and camille. In the past, she had been stubborn and uncompromising where her career was concerned. Twofaced woman, in 1941, garbo quit hollywood and never returned. Sep 23, 2019 garbo and in two faced woman 1941with s 1941, mgm attempted to capitalize on garbo s success in ninotchka by reteaming her with melvyn douglas in another romantic comedy which sought to transform her into a chic, modern woman.
Tags smoking melvyn douglas greta garbo george cukor twofaced. It was destined to be greta garbos last moving picture. Media in category twofaced woman the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Garbos one redeeming feature in the film is the outlandish dance she performs midway through the. A woman pretends to be her own twin to win back her straying husband. In twofaced woman, garbo assays comedy one more time following her success in ernst lubitschs classic farce, ninotchka. Twofaced woman movie while at a ski lodge, larry blake sees instructor karin borg and decides to sign up for private lessons. Her first picture since ninotchka, and its twice as hilarious. Tour our photo gallery of the 10 greatest greta garbo films, ranked worst to best, including ninotchka, grand hotel, anna karenina. Mgm publicist howard dietz claimed that he suggested the final title twofaced woman. Garbo plays a wife who pretends to be her own fictitious twin sister in order to recapture the affections of her estranged husband. Though the studio denied it at the time, twofaced woman was a remake of a picture called her sister from paris, originally filmed in 1925 and starring constance talmadge and ronald colman.
Bernard hyman was originally hired to produce the film. She was so great in comedy that i really wish shed done more of them. Two faced woman 1941 mgm film with greta garbo and melvyn. When garbo was good, she was very, very good, but when she was bad, she was only average.
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