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The Painted Veil (1934)
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23 November 1934 (USA)
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Do not pass love by...It may never come again!
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In Austria, Katrin is lonely after her sister's marriage and she agrees to marry her father's research associate Dr...
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Garbo shines in mediocre story
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Greta Garbo | ... | Katrin Koerber Fane |
 | Herbert Marshall | ... | Dr. Walter Fane |
| George Brent | ... | Jack Townsend |
| Warner Oland | ... | General Yu |
| Jean Hersholt | ... | Herr Koerber |
| Bodil Rosing | ... | Frau Koerber |
| Katharine Alexander | ... | Mrs. Townsend |
| Cecilia Parker | ... | Olga Koerber, Heinrich's Bride |
| Soo Yong | ... | Amah, Fane's Servant |
| Forrester Harvey | ... | Deputy Commissioner Waddington |
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| Robert Adair | ... | Polo Player (scenes deleted) |
| Mariska Aldrich | ... | German Teacher (scenes deleted) |
| Maidena Armstrong | ... | German (scenes deleted) |
| Billy Bevan | ... | Bridegroom (scenes deleted) |
| Beulah Bondi | ... | Frau Koerber (scenes deleted) |
 | Walter Brennan | ... | (scenes deleted) |
| W.H. Davis | ... | German (scenes deleted) |
| Vernon Dent | ... | Chief of Police (scenes deleted) |
| Flora Finch | ... | German (scenes deleted) |
| Lawrence Grant | ... | English Governor (scenes deleted) |
| Leyland Hodgson | ... | Polo Player (scenes deleted) |
| Otto Hoffman | ... | Husband (scenes deleted) |
| Jane Keckley | ... | German Teacher (scenes deleted) |
| Lillian Leighton | ... | German Teacher (scenes deleted) |
| Gus Leonard | ... | Major Domo (scenes deleted) |
| Jack 'Tiny' Lipson | ... | Fat Man (scenes deleted) |
| Mary MacLaren | ... | Motherly Woman (scenes deleted) |
| Robert McKenzie | ... | Jovial German (scenes deleted) |
| Phil Ormsby | ... | Polo Player (scenes deleted) |
| Jack Perry | ... | Polo Player (scenes deleted) |
| Delmar Watson | ... | Crying Boy (scenes deleted) |
| Dorothea Wolbert | ... | Stuttering Woman (scenes deleted) |
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85 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #395)
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Queen Christina (1933) and The Painted Veil (1934), which were both huge hits in Europe (making twice their budget in the UK alone), but were underwhelming US successes.
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Version of The Seventh Sin (1957)
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Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
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Based on a book by W. Somerset Maugham of the same name, The Painted Veil tells the tale of Katrin Koerber (Greta Garbo) who is lonely after her sister's marriage, with whom she was very close. She agrees to marry her father's research associate Dr. Walter Fane (Herbert Marshall) who takes her to China. However, he is deeply involved with his work and often neglects Katrin in favour of his work which leads her to seek love and attention from another man: Jack Townsend (George Brent).
Although I have been unsure of Garbo's acting abilities at times, she does well and truly shine in the role of the unfaithful and confused wife - a complex character which she masters with ease. Herbert Marshall does a good job of her husband caught between emotions and George Brent – not a terribly good looking man – was unconvincing as her lover. These two men seem to fade into the background when Garbo is on screen – her exotic; cat like appearance really captures the audience – despite not playing a glamorous character!
The scenery of old China is lavish and the costumes for Garbo are a pleasure to see. However, the divine Greta Garbo is the only thing that really makes The Painted Veil watchable. The plot is thin and weak but Garbo does a wonderful job and makes the melodramatic material believable and interesting. Not a great film, but watch it for Garbo.