and with those word one of the great movie publicity campaign come to a conclusion . garbo talk and she speak those word in her first sound film and an adaption of the eugene oneil play anna christie . unlike with some other player and some other studio and mgm take great care in find the proper vehicle for greta garbo . many player who be fine in the universal medium of silent film would lose their career because of talkie . their heavy native accent would get in the way and some do not know any english . it be no accident that anna christie be choose for garbo . first of all it be author by one of america lead playwright and it be the kind of literary property that would have appeal to her . secondly since the title role be someone who be swedish and the accent could be explain . finally a lot of the kink from early talkie have be work out and even though anna christie still make use of title card . like most of oneil work it short on action and but long and deep on characterization . the story take place on the new york waterfront where garbo a anna have come to live with her father george marion . marion run away to sea year ago when anna be a baby and marion abandon his wife . anna have have to do what she could to survive in the adult world and that include prostitution . marion of course be glad to see her and he even kick out marie dressler and the old waterfront crone he be live with for year to make room for his flesh and blood . of course both marion and garbo have their problem adjust to each other and not make easy when they give shelter to a sailor play by charles bickford who take a fancy to garbo . marion be repeat his role from the original broadway production . the role of anna on stage be do by pauline lord . anna christie run for 177 performance in the 1921 22 season on broadway . it one of oneil best know work and one that revive frequently . of course garbo performance with perfect diction even with a swedish accent be acclaim and her future in sound film be assure . greta garbo receive an oscar nomination for best actress and the film also get nomination for clarence brown a best director and william daniel for cinematography . daniel should especially get a lot of kudos for the way he photograph the waterfront scene . and brown create the mood around the waterfront where the film be set . eugene oneil work be timeless so anna christie even with a lot of the trapping of early sound film do not date the way many film of that era do . garbo also show she master the subtlety need to work in the sound medium . anna christie be a classic and all the way around .