Romance (1930)
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- Approved
- 1h 16min
- Drama, Romance
- 26 Aug 1930 (USA)
- Movie
Young Harry is in love and wants to marry an actress, much to the displeasure of his family. Harry thinks that Bishop Armstrong knows nothing about love, so Armstrong tells him the story of Rita and himself. Rita was an opera star singing...
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
| Greta Garbo | ... |
Rita Cavallini
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| Lewis Stone | ... |
Cornelius Van Tuyl
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| Gavin Gordon | ... |
Tom Armstrong
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| Elliott Nugent | ... |
Harry
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| Florence Lake | ... |
Susan Van Tuyl
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| Clara Blandick | ... |
Miss Armstrong
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| Henry Armetta | ... |
Beppo
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| Mathilde Comont | ... |
Vannucci
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| Rina De Liguoro | ... |
Nina
(as Countess De Rina)
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| Agostino Borgato | ... |
Organ Grinder (uncredited)
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| Roy D'Arcy | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Pat Harmon | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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James T. Mack | ... |
Jason - Armstrong's Butler (uncredited)
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| Margaret Mann | ... |
Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
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| Rolfe Sedan | ... |
Opera Audience Member (uncredited)
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William Stack | ... |
Party Guest Gossiper (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Clarence Brown | ||
Written by
| Edward Sheldon | ... | (from the play by) |
| Bess Meredyth | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Edwin Justus Mayer | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Clarence Brown | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| William Axt | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| William H. Daniels | ... | (photographed by) (as William Daniels) |
Editing by
| Hugh Wynn | ... | film editor |
| Leslie F. Wilder | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Costume Design by
| Adrian | ... | (gowns) |
Makeup Department
| George Westmore | ... | make-up and hair (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
| Ralph Shugart | ... | sound recording engineer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Milton Brown | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Diana Gaylen | ... | singing voice: Greta Garbo (uncredited) |
| Paul Lamkoff | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Fritz Stahlberg | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Geraldine Dvorak | ... | stand-in: Greta Garbo (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (Clarence Brown's Production)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1930) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1930) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films Ltd.)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1930) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1931) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn Filmselskap (1931) (Norway) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Young Harry is in love and wants to marry an actress, much to the displeasure of his family. Harry thinks that Bishop Armstrong knows nothing about love, so Armstrong tells him the story of Rita and himself. Rita was an opera star singing in New York, who was at a party given by Cornelius. Armstrong was a 28-year-old rector. He fell for Rita when he saw her and after six weeks he wanted to marry her. Naive as he was, he thought that all of Rita's "relationships" were in the distant past, but Rita lives for the moment and knows that she can never marry Armstrong.
Written by Tony Fontana |
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| Taglines | The ever changing- always alluring- first lady of the screen in her second talking picture. (Print Ad- Portsmouth Times, ((Portsmouth, Ohio)) 8 September 1930) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $496,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $2,738,080 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Leading man Gavin Gordon was hit by another vehicle while driving his car to the set the first day of shooting. He was flung onto the pavement and fractured a collarbone, as well as dislocating his shoulder. Gordon was determined to play alongside Greta Garbo and feared his part might be recast if he went to the hospital, therefore proceeding to the set in spite of great pain. He managed to get through the first scene, whereupon he fainted. Garbo visited his bedside at the hospital and told him, production would wait for him. Director Clarence Brown therefore had to shoot all the scenes first in which Gordon didn't appear. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #1.30 (1956). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Romance in Eb, Op.44 No.1 See more » |
| Quotes |
Madame Rita Cavallini:
Love is just a beast that you feed all through the night, and when the morning comes, love dies. See more » |