Silent-screen diva Greta Garbo stars in this lighthearted comedy about mistaken identity in her 27th, and last, film. Excellent bits of farce pepper the film, which has often been criticized for miscasting Garbo in a comedy in order to make her accessible to American audiences; MGM's... [More]

Silent-screen diva Greta Garbo stars in this lighthearted comedy about mistaken identity in her 27th, and last, film. Excellent bits of farce pepper the film, which has often been criticized for miscasting Garbo in a comedy in order to make her accessible to American audiences; MGM's publicity machine clamored that their star played a dual role, swam, skiied, and even wrestled. Garbo did all that as Karin Borg, a ski instructor who gives lessons to gentlemanly playboy Larry Blake (Melvyn Douglas) and ends up marrying him. Soon after, however, she realizes that he has a sophisticated mistress of long-standing; becoming fearful that he will stray again, Karin devises a plan to keep him. The film had a hard time with the morality censors who criticized its attitudes toward marriage. [Less]