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Wild Orchids (1929)

100 min  -  Romance | Drama  -   23 February 1929 (USA)
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A prince in Java tries to seduce his visitor's wife, but he's discovered.

Director:

Sidney Franklin

Writers:

Marian Ainslee (titles), John Colton (story), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Greta Garbo ...
Lillie Sterling
Lewis Stone Lewis Stone ...
John Sterling
Nils Asther ...
Prince De Gace
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Storyline

Lillie Sterling comes with her husband, John, on a business trip to Java, expecting a second honeymoon. On the ship, she witnesses Javanese Prince De Gace mercilessly whipping a servant and shrinks in horror from the sight. When John is befriended by the Prince, who is very attracted to Lillie, she tries to have little to do with him. During a conversation in their room, John is called away to answer a wire, and the Prince steals a kiss in his absence, for which she slaps him. So she is understandably upset when John accepts the Prince's invitation to stay at his plantation in Java when he promised to arrange a tiger hunt. She tries to dissuade John from going, but John says he always wanted to shoot a tiger and she is being unreasonable. Once at the plantation, John is too busy to pay much attention to Lillie, and when he is away, the Prince tries to seduce her. Lillie flees in tears after another kiss... Written by Arthur Hausner <genart@volcano.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Tiger | Seduction | Infidelity | Royalty | Marriage  | See more »

Genres:

Romance | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English (intertitles)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Divlje orhideje See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$322,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$622,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (musical score and sound effects) | Silent

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1
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Trivia

During production Greta Garbo's friend and mentor, Mauritz Stiller, died in Sweden. Devastated by his death, Garbo traveled to Sweden incognito to mourn his death. Her secretive travel plans were quickly foiled when she was recognized on the voyage. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "MGM Parade: Episode #1.30" (1956) See more »

Soundtracks

"Som en Vild Orkidé"
Music by Georg Enders
Lyrics by Nils-Georg See more »