With greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young. In the tradition of garbo talks and garbo laughs, mgms publicity machine announced that in this movie, garbo plays a dual role, swims. When he announces that he is going back to work on. Many people didnt feel it was a particularly successful one. 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. Two faced woman 1941 with greta garbo classic film freak. Jul 12, 2018 two faced woman has gone down in history as the awful comedy that was so bad it wrecked greta garbos career. Two faced woman 1941 cast and crew idaho ski instructor karin greta garbo marries vacationing new york city magazine editor larry melvyn douglas, convincing him to leave his hectic life behind. Buy twofaced woman movie posters from movie poster shop. Greta garbo was born greta lovisa gustafsson on september 18, 1905, in stockholm, sweden, to anna lovisa johansdotter, who worked at a jam factory, and karl alfred gustafsson, a laborer. Twofaced woman garbos last movie why she retired august 28, 2005 by emanuellevy after greta garbos great success in lubitschs sublime satire ninotcka, mgms eddie mannix proposed a new picture for her to start shooting on september 1. Greta garbo stars in her last film as a married ski instructor who fears her new husband will be tempted to cheat with his. I own nothing, except the right to be jealous of melvyn douglas. The movie holds up much better than other garbo vehicles and, contrary to popular opinion, it does not feature garbos worst performance.
But larry doesnt return when expected, so karin secretly travels to new york city, where she catches him flirting with an old flame. Although it wasnt the flop history has made of it, it did suffer from bad timing. Two faced woman is an unbearably smug comedy with the tawdry premise of a woman pretending to be her twin sister bent on seducing her husband more two faced woman. She was fourteen when her father died, which left the family destitute. Mar 06, 2006 perceived as disastrous at the time, twofaced woman was reevaluated in later years. Find release information for the twofaced woman 1941 george cukor, charles dorian, andrew marton on allmovie. When larry decides to return to the big apple for a few days, however, she refuses to accompany him. At a campaign event in hampton, new hampshire, on sunday, presidential candidate joe biden jokingly referred to a young woman who asked him a question as a lying, dogfaced pony soldier. Greta garbo triumphs in this movie that is destined to have a big success among the public. Twofaced woman is a 1941 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor and starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, and roland young. Mgm publicist howard dietz claimed that he suggested the final title twofaced woman.
Two faced woman has gone down in history as the awful comedy that was so bad it wrecked greta garbos career. I still find it amusing observing garbo in a screwball environment, which feels so out of character compared to the rest of her iconic career. Twofaced woman in a daring piece of showmanship, metro presents the onetime queen of mystery in a wild, and occasionally very risque, slap farce entitled twofaced woman. Lovelaughs explode all over the place when garbo plays twin sisters, and melvyn douglas loves both of them. Greta was forced to leave school and go to work in a department store. Trolls world tour, like a boss and recommendations for easter and passover. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Watch twofaced woman online stream full movie directv.
Mgm publicist howard dietz claimed that he suggested the final title two faced woman. Twofaced woman greta garbo melvyn douglas constance bennett 1942 a woman greta garbo poses as her tempting twin sister to test her husbands melvyn douglas fidelity in manhattan. Joe biden calls a woman at one of his events a lying, dog. After a ski instructor catches her husband flirting with an old flame, she decides to pose as her fictitious twin sister in an attempt to keep him faithful. The twofaced woman 1941 george cukor, charles dorian. A song, titled two faced woman, was written to promote the film. In a daring piece of showmanship, metro presents the onetime queen of mystery in a wild, and occasionally very risque, slap farce entitled twofaced woman.
Twofaced woman is remembered today for being the movie swan song of the ineffable greta garbo. If anything, twofaced woman probably failed with critics because anticipation for garbos longgestating projects. While karinkatherine may not rank among the screen goddesss greatest roles or the movie among her greatest films, any garbo film is a treasure, and, despite an. Two faced woman is a film directed by george cukor with greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young, year. Twofaced woman movie while at a ski lodge, larry blake sees instructor karin borg and decides to sign up for private lessons. Greta garbo melvyn douglas constance bennett 1942 a woman. Twofaced woman 1941 idaho ski instructor karin greta garbo marries vacationing new york city magazine editor larry melvyn douglas, convincing him to leave his hectic life behind. When he announces that he is going back to work on his magazine in new york the next day, karin. But then i have a think for movies where the star plays a dual role.
Greta garbo stars in her last film as a married ski instructor who fears her new husband will be tempted to cheat with his exgirlfriend. Twofaced woman warner archive collection dvd movie news. Two faced woman 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. She was so great in comedy that i really wish shed done more of them. The twofaced woman photos view all photos 1 movie info. But wwii broke out and the closing of the european market, where she was always most. Sidney franklin, was origianlly assigned to produce two faced woman. Twofaced woman is an unbearably smug comedy with the tawdry premise of a woman pretending to be her twin sister bent on seducing her husband more two faced woman. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Idaho ski instructor karin greta garbo marries vacationing new york city magazine editor larry melvyn douglas, convincing him to leave his hectic life behind.
Like sylvia scarlet, the movie is held in higher regard today than it was half a century ago. While at a ski lodge, larry blake sees instructor karin borg and decides to sign up for private lessons. Im sure greta garbo would have preferred for ninotchka 1939 to be her career finale instead of two faced woman 1941, where she is reunited with costar melvyn douglas. Twofaced woman is a 1941 romantic comedy starring greta garbo, constance bennett, and melvyn douglas. A song, titled twofaced woman, was written to promote the film. 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. Whats surreal about this movie is recognizing how fine it wouldve been with a. I personally find twofaced woman even funnier and more charming than ninotchka. Twofaced woman movie posters from movie poster shop. Two faced woman 1941 idaho ski instructor karin greta garbo marries vacationing new york city magazine editor larry melvyn douglas, convincing him to leave his hectic life behind.
Bernard hyman was originally hired to produce the film. Nov 02, 2016 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. Read the twofaced woman movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. A woman pretends to be her own twin sister to win back her straying. It was directed by george cukor and had three screenwriters. So, there you have it straight from garbo, twofaced woman did not send her into retirement as some people try to say. After the success of ninotchka, where the famous tragedienne finally laughed, its no surprise that mgm reteamed her with melvyn douglas for another comedy. Theatrical trailer for twofaced woman starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett and ruth gordon. Twofaced woman is a film directed by george cukor with greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young, year. Not much more you can say about it other than that its a pity garbo went out with a whimper.
Twofaced woman is an attempt at the screwball comedy complete with a contrast in rural and urban life, a bickering couple, disguises, misunderstandings and an unearned happy ending. Im sure greta garbo would have preferred for ninotchka 1939 to be her career finale instead of twofaced woman 1941, where she is reunited with costar melvyn douglas. It stars magazine editor larry blake douglas, who is on vacation at a ski resort in idaho. Dec 28, 2011 theatrical trailer for two faced woman starring greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett and ruth gordon.
Garbo plays a wife who pretends to be her own fictitious twin sister in order to recapture the affections of her estranged husband. A woman pretends to be her own twin sister to win back her straying husband. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. In this case garbo plays a twin sister with hilarious results.
It tells the story of a woman trying to protect her young daughter from the horrors of war. Sidney franklin, was origianlly assigned to produce twofaced woman. George cukor, greta garbo, melvyn douglas, constance bennett, roland young, robert sterling, ruth gordon. Start by selecting add to favorites on the info screen of any show, movie or team. Two faced woman isnt a great movie its pleasant enough, and the cast is terrific, but it suffers from bad timing and the fact that this was such a departure for garbo. Gallery of 14 movie poster and cover images for twofaced woman 1941. Perceived as disastrous at the time, twofaced woman was reevaluated in later years. Jan 17, 2011 1941s two faced woman marked an attempt to soften megastar greta garbos somewhat hard image, a process which had begun with her previous film, ernst lubitschs 1939 film ninotchka, which had been a large success. Twofaced woman garbos last moviewhy she retired emanuel. The story concerns magazine editor larry melvyn douglas who meets ski instructor karin greta garbo on vacation. She had planned to retire from hollywood long before and actually didnt plan on doing another movie after ninotchka, even though that film was a big hit. But what was truly bad about it was imposed later, with the addition of a single. After greta garbos great success in lubitschs sublime satire ninotcka, mgms eddie mannix proposed a new picture for her to start shooting on september 1. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing twofaced woman near you.
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