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The Painted Veil

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Anxious to see another world outside of her native Austria, Katrin Koerber (Greta Garbo), the daughter of a medical professor, marries British bacteriologist Walter Fane (Herbert Marshall) and moves with him to Hong Kong. There, however, Walter's dedication to his work leaves Katrin lonely and bored, and she is soon courted by dashing British attaché Jack Townsend (George Brent). Although surprised by Jack's advances, Katrin admits she is not in love with Walter and begins a dangerous affair.

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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine 08/06/2019
As usual, Miss Garbo seems more important than her story. Go to Full Review Helen Brown Norden Vanity Fair 06/07/2019
There is drama enough in the sheer fact of [Garbo's] presence to dominate completely even such a fantastic plot as this one. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 11/05/2006
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Garbo lights up the screen with a sensuous, charismatic performance in this adaptation of Somerset Maugham as an errant wife who redeems herself during cholera crisis in China; Herbert Marshall as the husband and George Brent as the lover are also good Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D @RT35616104 11/30/2023 The acting is strong enough to make the melodrama work. See more s r @ScottR 09/18/2020 Melodramatic Garbo. It was almost good. See more 05/13/2016 martin.hillstad@gmail.com See more 01/20/2015 Greta Garbo otra vez cautivandome en un drama romà ntico como los de antes , màs adelante se hizo un remake que aùn no he visto con Naomi Watts y Edward Norton. See more 11/21/2014 Garbo is luminous in this adaptation of the Somerset Maugham story "The Painted Veil." It's a beautiful, lavish production with great direction from Clarence Brown. The story is a nice adaptation, if truncated... Three Lonely Hearts In Old China--Abridged, but captivating version of the enduring Maugham story, kept alive by it's stars... The Guilt Trip!! See more 02/16/2014 Very dull and dragged out movie. Usual cold and dry manner of Greta Garbo does not suit here the character of Katherine. See more Read all reviews
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Richard Boleslawski

Director

Greta Garbo

Katrin Koerber Fane

Herbert Marshall

Dr. Walter Fane

George Brent

Jack Townsend

Warner Oland

General Yu

Jean Hersholt

Herr Koerber
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Synopsis Anxious to see another world outside of her native Austria, Katrin Koerber (Greta Garbo), the daughter of a medical professor, marries British bacteriologist Walter Fane (Herbert Marshall) and moves with him to Hong Kong. There, however, Walter's dedication to his work leaves Katrin lonely and bored, and she is soon courted by dashing British attaché Jack Townsend (George Brent). Although surprised by Jack's advances, Katrin admits she is not in love with Walter and begins a dangerous affair.
Director
Richard Boleslawski
Producer
Hunt Stromberg
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 23, 1934, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 28, 2017
Runtime
1h 23m