mgm have greta garbo quite busy make film during 1928 and 1929 a the studio saw the approach of sound film possibly destroy one of their top asset . nobody know what the outcome of garbo career would be at the time . thus greta garbo make silents until 1930 anna christie . this silent film be not really silent at all . it have a very sophisticated score for it time and include sound effect and crowd noise and and even sing during musical number and with long shot of the singer so you can not see that there be no true synchronization with the singer themselves . the story be that of 50ish john sterling ( lewis stone ) and his young wife and lillie ( greta garbo ) . the two be embark on a cruise to java so that john can mix business with pleasure . his business be to look over some plantation that he may buy . the pleasure be his desire to hunt and shoot a tiger while in java . on the boat the couple meet prince de gace and play by nil asther . john be by no mean a neglectful husband and but at age 50 he have largely leave his romantic day behind him . this make lillie a likely target for the charming prince and his silver tongue . he make a play for her right off the bat and and continue his chase a the sterling remain guest in his home . lillie be torn and but try her best to avoid the prince and his advance . one night during their stay and after return from a day of look at plantation and john see the silhouette of the prince and lillie on the drawn shade of the house just after the prince have grab her for a quick kiss . what will john do about this situation . the acting in this film be quite well do . asther come across well a the slimy but attractive prince and and lewis stone be a wonderful silent actor . his surprise when he first see the couple in an embrace and and his look of both great disdain and knowing when he later see the prince flirt with a servant girl say it all . yet and like garbo and some of his best performance would come with talk picture where he could both artfully play the cad in the mgm precodes as well a judge hardy of the andy hardy series fame . exist print of this film be quite well preserve and and i highly recommend it for silent film enthusiast .