| Torrent | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Monta Bell (uncredited) |
| Written by | Dorothy Farnum (adaptation) |
| Based on | Entre Naranjos 1900? novella by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez |
| Produced by | Irving Thalberg[1] |
| Starring | Ricardo Cortez Greta Garbo |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | Frank Sullivan |
| Music by | Arthur Barrow |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $250,443.27[2] |
Torrent is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by an uncredited Monta Bell, based on a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, and released on February 21, 1926.[1][3][4][5]
Torrent was the first American film starring Swedish actress Greta Garbo.[6][7] 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
- Ricardo Cortez as Don Rafael Brull
- Greta Garbo as Leonora Moreno, aka La Brunna
- Gertrude Olmstead as Remedios Matías
- Edward Connelly as Pedro Moreno
- Lucien Littlefield as Cupido, the Barber
- Martha Mattox as Doña Bernarda Brull
- Lucy Beaumont as Doña Pepa Moreno
- Tully Marshall as Don Andrés, a Lawyer
- Mack Swain as Don Matías
- Arthur Edmund Carewe as Salvatti (as Arthur Edmund Carew)
- Lillian Leighton as Isabella, La Brunna's Maid
- Mario Carillo as King of Spain (uncredited)
- André 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.[8] Louis B. Mayer's initial instinct about the actress's ability paid off, and the film was a success.[9] Torrent was released on DVD in 2011 as part of the Warner Archive Collection.
References
- ^ a b Fleming, E. J. (January 2009). Paul Bern: the life and famous death of the MGM director and husband of Harlow. McFarland. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-7864-3963-8. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ Alexander Walker; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (October 1980). Garbo: a portrait. Macmillan. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-02-622950-0. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
- ^ John Reid (April 2006). Films Famous, Fanciful, Frolicsome & Fantastic. Lulu.com. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-4116-8915-2. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ Jacobs, Lea (April 2, 2008). The decline of sentiment: American film in the 1920s. University of California Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-520-25457-2. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ American Film Institute (1971). The American Film Institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 823. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ Borrelli, Laird. "Greta Garbo". Style.com. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ Motion Picture News (March 13, 1926). Motion Picture News (Mar - Apr 1926). New York The Museum of Modern Art Library. New York, Motion Picture News. p. 204.
- ^ "The Torrent".
- ^ "Greta Garbo – The Ultimate Star – The Torrent". home.hiwaay.net. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
External links
- Torrent at IMDb
- Torrent at the TCM Movie Database
- Torrent at AllMovie
- Torrent at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Classic Film Guide
- Cine Web
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