The Single Standard (1929) DVD5 - Silent - Greta Garbo Classic [DDR]
The Single Standard is a 1929 romantic drama film directed by veteran John S. Robertson and starring Greta Garbo, Nils Asther, and Johnny Mack Brown.
This was Greta Garbo's fifteenth film and her second collaboration with fellow Swedish actor Nils Asther, after Wild Orchids.
CAST:-
Greta Garbo - Arden Stuart Hewlett
Nils Asther - Packy Cannon
Johnny Mack Brown - Tommy Hewlett
Dorothy Sebastian - Mercedes Stuart
Lane Chandler - Ding Stuart
Mahlon Hamilton - Mr. John Glendenning
Kathlyn Williams - Mrs. Glendenning
Zeffie Tilbury - Mrs. Handley
Wally Albright - Arden's young son
Directed by John S. Robertson
Written by Josephine Lovett, Adela Rogers St. Johns (novel), Marian Ainslee(intertitles)
Music by William Axt
SYNOPSIS:- The Single Standard 1929)
Arden Stuart (Greta Garbo) believes that a single standard of conduct should apply to both sexes. She strives for a combination of freedom, equality, and honesty in love. Her first attempt is with chauffeur Anthony Kendall, who is secretly a disillusioned "ace aviator" and son of a lord. However their romance ends in disaster; he commits suicide when he is fired because of it.
Her longtime admirer Tommy Hewlett (Johnny Mack Brown) wants to marry her, but Arden finds fulfillment in a chance encounter with Packy Cannon (Nils Asther), a wealthy ex-
prizefighter turned painter. He had planned to cruise the South Seas on his yacht alone, but she impulsively goes with him. After months of idyllic bliss however, he turns around and takes her home, explaining that he needs his full attention for his painting.
Though Tommy knows of Arden's love for Packy, he begs her to marry him anyway. She agrees. Several years go by, and they have a much-beloved son.
However, Packy returns and admits to Arden that he could not stop thinking about her. She is swept away and agrees to sail away with him. Tommy confronts his rival with a gun; he orders Packy to pretend to reject Arden, promising to arrange a hunting "accident" for himself, so that Arden can be with Packy without a scandal that would hurt his son. Meanwhile, Arden comes to realize that their child means more to her than anyone else. She tells Packy she cannot go with him. Tommy, unaware of this latest development, arranges his shooting accident, but Arden figures it out in time.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 855 kbps
Video Resolution: 640x480
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1
Frames Per Second: 23.976
Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: Silent with English Intertitles
RunTime 73 mins
Subtitles: None
Ripped by: Trinidad [DDR]
Duration: 73 mins
