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The Painted Veil (1934)
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Overview
Release Date:
23 November 1934 (USA) moreTagline:
Do not pass love by...It may never come again!Plot:
In Austria, Katrin is lonely after her sister's marriage and she agrees to marry her father's research associate Dr... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Watch for the Coffee in China moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Greta Garbo | ... | Katrin Koerber Fane |
 | Herbert Marshall | ... | Dr. Walter Fane |
| George Brent | ... | Jack Townsend |
| Warner Oland | ... | General Yu |
| Jean Hersholt | ... | Herr Koerber |
| Bodil Rosing | ... | Frau Koerber |
| Katharine Alexander | ... | Mrs. Townsend |
| Cecilia Parker | ... | Olga Koerber, Heinrich's Bride |
| Soo Yong | ... | Amah, Fane's Servant |
| Forrester Harvey | ... | Deputy Commissioner Waddington |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Robert Adair | ... | Polo Player (scenes deleted) |
| Mariska Aldrich | ... | German Teacher (scenes deleted) |
| Maidena Armstrong | ... | German (scenes deleted) |
| Billy Bevan | ... | Bridegroom (scenes deleted) |
| Beulah Bondi | ... | Frau Koerber (scenes deleted) |
 | Walter Brennan | ... | (scenes deleted) |
| W.H. Davis | ... | German (scenes deleted) |
| Vernon Dent | ... | Chief of Police (scenes deleted) |
| Flora Finch | ... | German (scenes deleted) |
| Lawrence Grant | ... | English Governor (scenes deleted) |
| Leyland Hodgson | ... | Polo Player (scenes deleted) |
| Otto Hoffman | ... | Husband (scenes deleted) |
| Jane Keckley | ... | German Teacher (scenes deleted) |
| Lillian Leighton | ... | German Teacher (scenes deleted) |
| Gus Leonard | ... | Major Domo (scenes deleted) |
| Jack 'Tiny' Lipson | ... | Fat Man (scenes deleted) |
| Mary MacLaren | ... | Motherly Woman (scenes deleted) |
| Robert McKenzie | ... | Jovial German (scenes deleted) |
| Phil Ormsby | ... | Polo Player (scenes deleted) |
| Jack Perry | ... | Polo Player (scenes deleted) |
| Delmar Watson | ... | Crying Boy (scenes deleted) |
| Dorothea Wolbert | ... | Stuttering Woman (scenes deleted) |
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85 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #395)MOVIEmeter: 
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Most contemporary reviewers list Beulah Bondi in the role of Frau Koerber, but Bodil Rosing is credited onscreen and is in the movie. She probably replaced Bondi in the retakes. Similarly, Billy Bevan was replaced by Hans von Morhart. moreSoundtrack:
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) moreFAQ
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This film begins with a failed set-up: specifically, Ms. Garbo's younger sister marries, and it is implied that Garbo is becoming an "old maid". Suddenly, Mr. Marshall's doctor character reveals he has been in love with Garbo since they were 12-year-old schoolchildren. At last, Garbo has a suitor! At last, Dr. Marshall finds a woman! Then, the entire supporting cast is wiped away as the quickly wedded couple moves to China.
In China, Garbo wears funny hats and attracts the attention of Mr. Brent. Now, the film is a "love triangle". Next, cholera erupts, giving the doctor's life much purpose (a "War on Cholera"). About an hour into the film, Garbo begins to give flashes of a fascinating acting performance -- peaking in the scene where she makes coffee for estranged husband Marshall. Her skills are wasted, however, in this poorly executed film.