Anna Christie (1930)
Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.
Director:
Clarence Brown
Writer:
Frances Marion
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Greta Garbo as Anna Christie |
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Charles Bickford as Matt Burke |
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George F. Marion as Chris Christofferson |
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Marie Dressler as Marthy Owens |
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James T. Mack as Johnny the Harpist |
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Lee Phelps as Larry the Bartender |
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Jack Baxley as Coney Island Barker (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited) |
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Robert Parrish as Boy at Coney Island (uncredited) |
| Directing | Clarence Brown | Director |
| Writing | Frances Marion | Screenplay |
| Editing | Hugh Wynn | Editor |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adrian | Costume Design |
| Crew | Douglas Shearer | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | William H. Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Eugene O'Neill | Theatre Play |
| Production | Irving Thalberg | Producer |
| Camera | Milton Brown | Still Photographer |
