With greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young. It was directed by george cukor and had three screenwriters. The movie was originally condemned by the national legion of decency for its immoral attitude towards marriage, and impudent suggestive scenes, dialogue and situations, and costumes. 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. All that aside, the movie is very funny and garbo is hilarious as a wholesome but.
But larry doesnt return when expected, so karin secretly travels to new york city, where she catches him flirting with an old flame. Scene from two faced woman 1941 scene garbo dances 1941 trailer two faced woman 1941 screen test 1949 garbo a. After these small distractions, you have a cute little movie with garbo playing a woman in love with her husband. Garbo is woefully miscast in this sophisticated screwball comedy. Two faced woman stock photos download 129 royalty free photos. Two faced woman might not have been greta garbos best, but it not a total disappointment either. A 10minute clip from garbos first film peter the tramp the film that made garbo a star. The results were a disaster when the film was first released and depending on which myth you believe, the bad reaction caused garbo to retire. Twofaced woman is a 1941 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor. Following a whirlwind courtship that lasts only a few days, the two decide to tie the. Like the previous film, thats entertainment, part ii was a retrospective of famous films released by mgm from the 1930s to the 1950s. Ehrlichs magic bullet 1940 and appeared as miss ellis in director george cukors film starring greta garbo film twofaced woman 1941 and costarred with humphrey.
Theatrical trailer for twofaced woman starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett and ruth gordon. Sidney franklin, was origianlly assigned to produce twofaced woman. When he announces that he is going back to work on his magazine in. Bernard hyman was originally hired to produce the film. Greta garbo stars in the last feature film of her storied career, twofaced woman. Our betters is a 1933 american precode satirical comedy film directed by george cukor. 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.
Its as simple as hitting youtube and searching a movies title. 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. What price hollywood 1932, twofaced woman 1941, and topper 1937. Two faced woman 1941 free download two faced woman 1941 two faced woman 1941 two faced woman 1941. It stars magazine editor larry blake douglas, who is on vacation at a ski resort in idaho. Idaho ski instructor karin greta garbo marries vacationing new york city magazine editor larry melvyn douglas, convincing him to leave his hectic life behind. To help get you started, here are 30 classic films available, divided by genre. Download 129 two faced woman stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Twofaced woman is a 1941 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor and starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, and. After a ski instructor catches her husband flirting with an old. While at a ski lodge, larry blake sees instructor karin borg and decides to sign up for private lessons.
Two faced woman in a daring piece of showmanship, metro presents the onetime queen of mystery in a wild, and occasionally very risque, slap farce entitled two faced woman. 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. Twofaced woman original trailer greta garbos last movie was the screwball comedy twofaced woman 1941 about a woman who pretends to be her own twin sister to win back her straying husband. A song, titled twofaced woman, was written to promote the film. The movie was distributed by metrogoldwynmayer garbo plays a wife who pretends to be her own fictitious twin sister in order to recapture the affections of her estranged husband douglas, who has left her for a former girlfriend.
Twofaced woman is a 1941 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor and starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, and roland young. Girls about town is a 1931 american precode romantic comedy film directed by george cukor and starring kay francis and joel mccrea. Lovelaughs explode all over the place when garbo plays twin sisters, and melvyn douglas loves both of them. Two faced woman 1941 12 out of 4 at the age of 36 screen legend greta garbo made this mgm comedy, which tried to take her out of the costume drama and place her into a present time comedy. When larry decides to return to the big apple for a few days, however, she refuses to accompany him. Twofaced woman 1941 streaming sub ita film completo. Trailer di two faced woman 1941 guardare two faced woman streaming ita hrecord. Twofaced woman 1941 1231 1941 us comedy, romance 1h 30m user score. Regarder twofaced woman en streaming complet vf 1941. Not the total disaster of legend, hardly garbos best but a pleasant trifle. Mgm publicist howard dietz claimed that he suggested the final title twofaced woman. 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.
Two faced woman 1941 george cukor, greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, comedy, romance. Twofaced woman is a 1941 romantic comedy starring greta garbo, constance bennett, and melvyn douglas. The screenplay by jane murfin and harry wagstaff gribble is based on the 1923 play of the same title by w. She then returned to the stage and did not appear in another movie for 22 years. Overview of twofaced woman, 1941, directed by george cukor, with greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, at turner classic movies. Just after her wedding, american hardware heiress pearl saunders overhears her husband, lord george grayston, telling his mistress. View the tcmdb entry for twofaced woman 1941 share video. Thats entertainment, part ii is a 1976 american documentary film released by metrogoldwynmayer and a sequel to thats entertainment. Watch twofaced woman online stream full movie directv. Twofaced woman 1941 george cukor, greta garbo, melvyn. Two faced woman 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A woman pretends to be her own twin sister to win back her straying husband. Bruce reber 20121212 two faced woman mgm 1941 was screen legend greta garbos final film, a mixed bag of romance and both sophisticated and screwball comedy more i want to be alone with greta. Twofaced woman 1941 some films seem like a sure thing a great director working with the reigning queen of hollywood in an attempt to repeat the comedic success of a.
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