Ellery queen s01e18 the adventure of the twofaced woman. Tour our photo gallery of the 10 greatest greta garbo films, ranked worst to best, including ninotchka, grand hotel, anna karenina. Two faced woman 1941 george cukor, greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, comedy, romance. 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. Bernard hyman was originally hired to produce the film. 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. Twofaced woman 1941 george cukor, greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, comedy, romance. 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. It stars magazine editor larry blake douglas, who is on vacation at a ski resort in idaho. Two faced woman movie while at a ski lodge, larry blake sees instructor karin borg and decides to sign up for private lessons. Tags greta garbo george cukor twofaced woman maudit.
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. Greta garbo melvyn douglas constance bennett 1942 a woman greta garbo. The title, twofaced woman, did not do justice to garbos generosity. Two faced woman 1941 mgm film with greta garbo and melvyn douglas. Garbo plays a wife who pretends to be her own fictitious twin sister in order to recapture the affections of her estranged husband. Fox, 1934 a song, titled twofaced woman, was written to promote the film. 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. In this case garbo plays a twin sister with hilarious results. A semifictionalized account of the life of mata hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for germany during world war i. Twofaced woman, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, 883316310663. Twofaced woman 1941 george cukor, greta garbo, melvyn.
Greta garbo, swedish american actress who was one of the most glamorous and popular motionpicture stars of the 1920s and 30s. Mgm publicist howard dietz claimed that he suggested the final title twofaced woman. It was directed by george cukor and had three screenwriters. 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. Greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young, ruth gordon. The vehicle selected for her debut as a sporting, funloving american type was called two faced woman. With greta garbo, ramon novarro, lionel barrymore, lewis stone.
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. She played a double role that featured her dancing the, swimming, and skiing. When garbo was good, she was very, very good, but when she was bad, she was only average. I didnt have the heart to tell her that was the movie that ended garbos career. Tags smoking melvyn douglas greta garbo george cukor twofaced. I personally find two faced woman even funnier and more charming than ninotchka.
Apr 11, 2020 greta garbo, swedish american actress who was one of the most glamorous and popular motionpicture stars of the 1920s and 30s. Garbos costar, constance bennett, starred in a similar film called moulin rouge 20th c. Her first picture since ninotchka and its twice as hilarious. The conclusion at the time was that the relative failure of her controversial film two faced woman for. Hoping to make garbo more popular with american audiences, she was forced to take a foolish part, unsuited to her talent. The title, two faced woman, did not do justice to garbo s generosity. With greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young. Twofaced woman is a 1941 romantic comedy starring greta garbo, constance bennett, and melvyn douglas.
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. She was so great in comedy that i really wish shed done more of them. When he announces that he is going back to work on his magazine in new york the next day, karin. George cukor, greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young, robert sterling, ruth gordon. Two faced woman is a 1941 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor and starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, and roland young. Dec 28, 2011 theatrical trailer for two faced woman starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett and ruth gordon. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Garbo s one redeeming feature in the film is the outlandish dance she performs midway through the. 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. 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. The vehicle selected for her debut as a sporting, funloving american type was called twofaced woman. The ellery queen mysteries book 1940 pdf moughtly56. In the past, she had been stubborn and uncompromising where her career was concerned.
It was destined to be greta garbo s last moving picture. A woman pretends to be her own twin to win back her straying husband. Tags smoking melvyn douglas greta garbo george cukor twofaced woman maudit. While at a ski lodge, larry blake sees instructor karin borg and decides to sign up for private lessons. But then i have a think for movies where the star plays a dual role. 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. Her first picture since ninotchka, and its twice as hilarious. A woman greta garbo poses as her tempting twin sister to test her husbands melvyn douglas fidelity in manhattan. The adventure of the twofaced woman izleyin spdals zrto2017 dailymotionda.
A friend who didnt know much about garbo saw two faced woman on tcm and said, i get why you love her. Twofaced woman movie while at a ski lodge, larry blake sees instructor karin borg and decides to sign up for private lessons. I do think that if you are wanting to show someone the classic garbo, dont start with this one. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Theatrical trailer for twofaced woman starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas. 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. Twofaced woman is a 1941 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor and starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, and. Much like bette davis who worshipped gg, garbo was good in terrible movies and sublime in great movies.
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. In twofaced woman, garbo assays comedy one more time following her success in ernst lubitschs classic farce, ninotchka. Few who knew swedish actress greta garbo in her formative years would have predicted the illustrious career that awaited her. All that aside, the movie is very funny and garbo is hilarious as a wholesome but exuberant ski instructress who impersonates her own. 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.
She was best known for her portrayals of strongwilled heroines, most of them as compellingly enigmatic as garbo herself. It was destined to be greta garbos last moving picture. 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. Twofaced woman, in 1941, garbo quit hollywood and never returned.
A woman pretends to be her own twin sister to win back her straying husband. Her most famous roles were in anna karenina and camille. Two faced woman 1941 with greta garbo classic film freak. A woman greta garbo poses as her wild twin sister to test her husband melvyn douglas. But what was truly bad about it was imposed later, with the addition of a single. 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. After a ski instructor catches her husband flirting with an old. Twofaced woman by george cukor george cukor, greta garbo.
Twofaced woman is a 1941 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor and starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, and roland young. 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. 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. 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. Theatrical trailer for twofaced woman starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett and ruth gordon. Fox, 1934 a song, titled two faced woman, was written to promote the film. In two faced woman, garbo assays comedy one more time following her success in ernst lubitschs classic farce, ninotchka. Two faced woman has gone down in history as the awful comedy that was so bad it wrecked greta garbos career. Garbos one redeeming feature in the film is the outlandish dance she performs midway through the. Two faced woman is a 1941 romantic comedy starring greta garbo, constance bennett, and 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.
Media in category twofaced woman the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. A friend who didnt know much about garbo saw twofaced woman on tcm and said, i get why you love her. 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. I personally find twofaced woman even funnier and more charming than ninotchka. Garbo grew up in a rundown stockholm district, the. 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. Garbo s costar, constance bennett, starred in a similar film called moulin rouge 20th c. Mgm publicist howard dietz claimed that he suggested the final title two faced woman. The conclusion at the time was that the relative failure of her controversial film twofaced woman for.
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