Host
Walter Pidgeon continues with the film career retrospective of
Greta Garbo, stating that this and the last show were the most highly anticipated ever since they were announced. The retrospective continues from the mid 1930s and the remake of
Anna Karenina (1935) (There was an earlier silent version which also starred Garbo.) to her comedy success in
Ninotchka (1939). Director
George Cukor, who directed Garbo in
Camille (1936), provides his insight into her as an actress and person. Pidgeon ends the retrospective with a fan letter writing campaign to encourage Garbo to return to making movies. As an upcoming feature, Pidgeon discusses the new movie
Gaby (1956), starring
Leslie Caron and
John Kerr. And he provides a preview of upcoming episodes, which will feature scenes from
The Pirate (1948) and
The Swan (1956).
—Huggo