The Single Standard (1929)
- Directed by
- John S. Robertson
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy woman becomes involved with a charismatic man who challenges the social conventions of her time. Her choices lead to public scrutiny and personal reflection on what she truly wants in life.
romanticmelancholicstylizedslow-burnsilent-eraemotionalclassicdramatic
What happens
The Single Standard is a 1929 American synchronized sound romantic drama film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer directed by veteran John S. Robertson and starring Greta Garbo, Nils Asther. and Johnny Mack Brown. The film has no audible dialogue but featured a synchronized musical score and sound effects. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric Sound System sound-on-film process. The soundtrack was also transferred to discs for those theatres that were wired with sound-on-disc sound systems. This was Greta Garbo's fifteenth film and her second collaboration with fellow Swedish actor Nils Asther, after Wild Orchids. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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