Underplayed Gems

The Mysterious Lady (1928)

The Mysterious Lady poster
Directed by
Fred Niblo
Genre
drama film, silent film, romance film, spy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Russian opera singer gets tangled in a web of espionage and romance during wartime. She must choose between her love for an Austrian officer and her duty to her country.

glamoroussuspensefulmelodramaticromanticold-fashionedtensenoir-ish

What happens

The Mysterious Lady is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, and Gustav von Seyffertitz. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is vaguely based on the novel War in the Dark by Ludwig Wolff. The film grossed $543,000 in the United States and $541,000 elsewhere, grossing $1,084,000 worldwide; its profit was $369,000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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