Principle Cast Greta Garbo as Elena Antonio Moreno as Manuel Robledo Marc McDermott as M. Fontenoy Lionel Barrymore as Canterac Review Bold and gorgeous cinematography. Excellent performances by entire cast, especially Garbo and Moreno. Worth watching for the whip fight alone, that was really hot. An all-around good time. Watched as part of the collection TCM … Continue reading The Voracious Cinephile Film Review: The Temptress (1926); Directed by Fred Niblo →

Principal Cast John Gilbert as Leo von Harden Greta Garbo as Felicitas von Rhaden Lars Hanson as Ulrich von Eltz Barbara Kent as Hertha Review This was even better the second time. Greta Garbo plays Felicitas von Rhaden, a countess who basically interrupts the latent homosexual ersatz marriage between best friends Leo (John Gilbert) and … Continue reading The Voracious Cinephile Film Review: Flesh and the Devil (1926); Directed by Clarence Brown →