this film be quite a surprise . i wasn not expect much and to be honest . greta garbo first hollywood film . so what . probably something rough and with the usual exaggerated arm waving and facial contortion that low grade silent film so often show . well and be i mistaken . greta garbo must have just shock the studio people as much a she do me and because this film make her a star and and deservedly so . she instinctively understand the power of just stand still and or of simply hold a meaningful expression for a long and lingering moment so it effect could be felt and not just see . i keep think to myself and how do this modern actress get into a creaky silent film . she be just year and year ahead of her time . the story isn not all that interest and it be the usual tale of love find and lose . it be only the performance of garbo a leonora and the poor village girl who make good in the big city and then return to get the man who get away and that give it life . co star ricardo cortez be serviceable and but his character be never really developed and he be demean by the script throughout . at one point he be make to wear garbo clothes and leave in a huff and then ignominiously return and give them back . and let not even talk about his horrible final scene with garbo and then his wife . way too ordinary and he do not have much of a career after this and i can understand why . but he suffice a the somewhat mystifying object of leonora obsession . there be one utterly fantastic line in this film that just say it all . leonora and you be become conspicuous . yes and conspicuous indeed . if you really want to know what it all about without see the whole film and just watch the last 30 second or so garbo glance a she sit quite alone in her luxurious car say everything . she must be so happy and she have everything she want yes and garbo face say it all about that . i have to see this one again and garbo be just amazing .