Anna Christie

Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.

Cast

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

as Anna Christie

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

as Matt Burke

George F. Marion

George F. Marion

as Chris Christofferson

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

as Marthy Owens

James T. Mack

James T. Mack

as Johnny the Harpist

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

as Larry the Bartender

Jack Baxley

Jack Baxley

as Coney Island Barker (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

as Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)

Robert Parrish

Robert Parrish

as Boy at Coney Island (uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Charles Bickford ("Mat"), is almost unrecognisable at the beefcake sailor who does his best "Popeye" impersonation opposite the slight "Olive Oyl" looking title character (Greta Garbo) in this simple love story with a bit of a sad backstory. She is the daughter of "Chris Christopherson" (George Mari...

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