Réalisation:
Robert Z. LeonardPhotographie:
William H. DanielsMusique:
William AxtActeurs·trices:
Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jean Hersholt, John Miljan, Alan Hale, Hale Hamilton, Russell Simpson, Cecil Cunningham, Ian Keith, Rose Dione (plus)Résumés(1)
It was once theorized by critic Andrew Sarris that this 1931 Greta Garbo vehicle was subtitled "Her Fall & Rise" rather than the expected "Rise & Fall," because Hollywood--and by extension, the public--could not tolerate a failure. Whatever the case, modern audiences will latch onto Susan Lennox not because of its cumbersome title but because of its one-time-only pairing of Garbo and Clark Gable. Fleeing an arranged marriage with Alan Hale, Sr.,, Swedish farmer's daughter Garbo takes temporary refuge in a cabin in the woods, occupied by engineer Gable. Though it is love at first sight, Garbo hastily runs out of Gable's life when her uncle and her betrothed show up. Again a fugitive, Garbo joins a seedy carnival, becoming the kept woman of carney owner John Miljan. By chance, she is reunited with Gable, who spurns her because of her tawdry station in life. Years pass: Garbo has worked her way up the courtesan ladder, becoming the mistress of politician Hale Hamilton. This relationship comes to a sudden halt thanks to Hamilton's muckraking enemies, so it's back to the road for Garbo, who by now will settle for no man but her long-lost Gable. The protagonists finally manage bury the past in the jungle community where the drink-sodden Gable has retreated to "lose himself." Greta Garbo's performance in Susan Lennox: Her Fall and Rise is up to standard. The film was adapted by four screenwriters from a novel by David Graham Phillips. (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Acteurs·trices
Greta Garbo
Suède
Meilleurs films :
La Belle Ténébreuse (1928)
La Chair et le diable (1926)
Ninotchka (1939)
Clark Gable
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Autant en emporte le vent (1939)
New York-Miami (1934)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
Jean Hersholt
Danemark
Meilleurs films :
Les Rapaces (1924)
La Folle Parade (1938)
Le Prince étudiant (1927)
John Miljan
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Les Dix Commandements (1956)
Samson et Dalila (1949)
Juarez (1939)
Alan Hale
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
New York-Miami (1934)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
L'Aigle des mers (1940)
Hale Hamilton
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Edison, the Man (1940)
Je suis un évadé (1932)
La Chasse du comte Zaroff (1932)
Russell Simpson
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Mr. Smith au sénat (1939)
The Power and the Glory (1933)
Les Conquérants (1939)
Cecil Cunningham
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
L'Extravagant Mr. Deeds (1936)
Le Monde est merveilleux (1939)
Monnaie de singe (1931)
Ian Keith
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
L'Aigle des mers (1940)
Les Dix Commandements (1956)
La Piste des géants (1930)
Rose Dione
France
Meilleurs films :
Freaks, la monstrueuse parade (1932)
West of Zanzibar (1928)
Svengali (1931)
Walter Walker
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous (1938)
Marie-Antoinette (1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Eddie Kane
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
La Vie est belle (1946)
Mr. Smith au sénat (1939)
L'Extravagant Mr. Deeds (1936)