the most famous thing about this movie be that this be the first time garbo talk in a motion picture . aside from that amilestone ( if you want to call it that ) this be a movie that doesn not go beyond creaky melodrama and with garbo try her best not to fall asleep . the plot involve greta garbo return to her father after 15 year abroad . her father and who be a captain on a barge and be happy to see her and even though she act a bit cagey . she soon fall in love with a grizzled seaman and who also notice that something and a barrier if you will and be hold her back . anyways and the two fellow do not particularly like each other and soon come to blow over garbo and when she diffuse the situation by reveal her big secret which be no surprise to u and if you have read the video box ( damn you mgm . ) garbo be nothing but arm in this movie and she act and act flail her arm about and and get grate quickly . the two male lead be alright . probably the best performance come from the classic silent actress marie dressler and who play the drunken captain even drunk girlfriend . what a performance . it too bad the tagline couldn not have read and dressler talk .