Two-Faced Woman (1941)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Ludwig Fulda (play)
S.N. Behrman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

30 September 1942 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

She's Twins! Her first picture in two years . . . so we're giving you two Garbos in this one! And both of her are terrific!

Plot:

While at a ski lodge, Larry Blake sees instructor Karin Borg and decides to sign up for private lessons...

Plot Keywords:

Twins | Magazine | Ski Lodge | Infidelity | Impersonation

Cast

Greta Garbo	...	Karin Borg Blake
Melvyn Douglas	...	Lawrence 'Larry' Blake
Constance Bennett	...	Griselda Vaughn
Roland Young	...	Oscar 'O. O.' Miller
Robert Sterling	...	Dick 'Dickie' Williams
Ruth Gordon	...	Miss Ruth Ellis, Larry's Secretary
Frances Carson	...	Miss Dunbar

Also Known As:

The Twins (USA) (working title)
La femme aux deux visages (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Tvillingarna (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
A Mulher de Duas Caras (Portugal) [pt]
Die Frau mit den zwei Gesichtern (Germany) [de]
Duas vezes meu (Brazil) [pt]
Duralicowa kobieta (Poland) [pl]
Kaksoset (Finland) [fi]
La mujer de las dos caras (Spain) [es]
Liebe auf den zweiten Blick (Austria) [de]
Non tradirmi con me (Italy) [it]
Otra vez mío (Argentina) [es]
Tvillingerne (Denmark) [da]

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Spain:T | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #7687)

Filming Locations:

near, Reno, Nevada, USA

Company:

Loew's

Trivia:

When this film became Garbo's biggest bomb ever at the box office, the actress bought out her M-G-M contract and retired from the screen.

Quotes:

Miss Ruth Ellis, Larry's Secretary: I am going slowly but quietly insane.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "3rd Rock from the Sun: Two-Faced Dick (#4.10)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Chica Choca

The divine Garbo does Screwball!

In this movie there is a dance scene that is slightly reminiscent of Ingrid Bergman in Cactus Flower! They fool around on a dance floor!!!!! Those Swedish madmames!!! Actually if you look at this movie it's just among others among screwball commedies! The difference is offcourse it has the one and only Greta Garbo, if it was Jean Arthur, Rosalind Russell, it would have sunk into oblivion and maybe turn up from time to time on some classic movie channel. Melvyn Douglas must have been a great foil for the Devine after the success of Ninotchka, apparently they could work together. After this movie Garbo took a pause, actually was in Itally too look at scenes and locations for a new movie for MGM, but was never pleased, so the retirement was never planned actually, it just happened. Those who thought they could get Garbo back on Screen in late 70's and early 80's, what films did they actually think could be drawing audiences??? Playing Rambo's mother?????? WHat roles could there have been??????