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Torrent (1926 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Torrent' (1926) is an American silent romantic drama film directed by an uncredited Monta Bell, based on a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibez, and released on February 21, 1926.
'Torrent' was the first American film starring Swedish actress Greta Garbo. The film also starred Ricardo Cortez and Martha Mattox.
The title refers to a flood that occurs in the small town where most of the action takes place, which draws the two romantic leading characters closer together.
Plot summary
Cast
for the film with Garbo and Cortez.
* Ricardo Cortez as Don Rafael Brull
* Greta Garbo as Leonora Moreno, aka La Brunna
* Gertrude Olmstead as Remedios Matas
* Edward Connelly as Pedro Moreno
* Lucien Littlefield as Cupido, the Barber
* Martha Mattox as Doa Bernarda Brull
* Lucy Beaumont as Doa Pepa Moreno
* Tully Marshall as Don Andrs, a Lawyer
* Mack Swain as Don Matas
* Arthur Edmund Carewe as Salvatti (as Arthur Edmund Carew)
* Lillian Leighton as Isabella, La Brunna's Maid
* Mario Carillo as King of Spain (uncredited)
* Andr Cheron as Man in Audience (uncredited)
* Dorothy Sebastian as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Reception
MGM was uncertain about how to cast Garbo after her arrival in Hollywood. In 'Torrent', her first American film, she was cast as Leonora, a Spanish peasant girl, and MGM was pleased with the results.
'Variety' reviewed the film and described Garbo in her debut as " a girl with everything, looks, acting ability and personality". The film grossed $460,000 in the USA and $208,000 internationally, it grossed $668,000 worldwide, netting a $126,000 profit for MGM. Louis B. Mayer's initial instinct about the actress's ability paid off, and the film was a success. 'The Torrent' was released on DVD in 2011 as part of the Warner Archive Collection.
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