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 Archives: The Garbo Silents Collection, which included as a special feature an alternate ending which was *much* better than the one originally chosen. I guess that with Garbo, it made more sense to go with the most depressing option. She just had that aura of melancholia about her. RIP.

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