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MGM was unsure at first how to launch Garbo. The girl with the lion and the smart, sporty girl on the following pages illustrate some of the attempts that were tried. After ten weeks Garbo got her first role, largely as a result of Stiller‘s persuasive powers. But Stiller did not get the assignment. Garbo got the female lead in The Torrent and co-starred with Ricardo Cortez; Monta Bell directed. Although the movie got a chilly reception from critics, it was a success for Garbo. After a good deal of hard work for Garbo with a new language, a new director and new routines in the studio, the film was ready to open by Christmas, 1925.

Launching

MGM was unsure at first how to launch Garbo. The girl with the lion and the smart, sporty girl on the following pages illustrate some of the attempts that were tried. After ten weeks Garbo got her first role, largely as a result of Stiller‘s persuasive powers. But Stiller did not get the assignment. Garbo got the female lead in The Torrent and co-starred with Ricardo Cortez; Monta Bell directed. Although the movie got a chilly reception from critics, it was a success for Garbo. After a good deal of hard work for Garbo with a new language, a new director and new routines in the studio, the film was ready to open by Christmas, 1925.

A new lead, rather like the first, was quickly decided for Garbo. This time Stiller was to direct. But he had difficulty making himself understood in the studios and getting along with his superiors at MGM. Stiller was replaced by Fred Niblo who finished The Temptress.

lt was not an optimistic young star‘s voice that spoke in the letters home when the film was being shot: “I‘ve become afraid of life ..."
"It‘s as if someone had cut off part of me. I‘ve tried to get permission to go home but everyone advises me not to.“

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