anna christie ( 1930 ) anna christie have some terrific part and and some amazing performance and and yet it should be even good than it be . it have drama . some of the scene be really atmospheric and and if the interior shot around the table be a bore and other shot at night and at sea be really pretty excite . then there be the nearly historical and lively scene set in coney island ( even a brief jittery roller coaster ride ) and and the episode where two woman be behind a netting in separate bed and and visitor to the midway can throw ball to try to tip them over and and the woman ( scantily dress ) egg the men on be weirdly sexual come on kind of way . all the while garbo ( at the front of the crowd ) watch . garbo of course be what make this movie more than just another very good early talkie . she play all side of her character . she be coy and skeptical and in some kind of inner anguish . she laugh and cry and withdraws and push outward . in some way it a forward look and remarkable movie ( direct by clarence brown and who have a whole series of significant film from this pre code sound era ) . though base on a successful eugene oneil play and it the write that struggle a little a the actor seem to go through the pace at time . marie dressler be great in that exaggerated way she almost trademark . and then there be greta garbo and who really do have a natural presence and even if it seem she overact and just slightly and at time ( but then and so be everyone else ) . garbo be of course famous first a a silent actress and and this be her talk film debut . audience love her enough that she make a german language version the following year .