This is, of course, the movie version of the Eugene O'Neill play, about a young woman, deserted by her father, coming home after experiences few have had. She has turned to prostitution and feels damaged. She works with her father on his boat, but there is great tension between them. The problem that is so tirelessly put forth by Greta Garbo is that she has put her boat in the water, and feels that her course is already set. When she falls in love, she cannot hope because what man would want her after her early life. This is the first talkie for the great one and she does a masterful job. Many were unable to do film because their voices didn't help them. Garbo, with that deep voice, was not one of them.
Review of Anna Christie
