A Woman of Affairs | 1928 | Drama, Romance

Title: A Woman of Affairs | 1928 | Drama, Romance Director: Clarence Brown. Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Lewis Stone, Johnny Mack Brown, Dorothy Sebastian. Based on: The Green Hat by Michael Arlen . Release Date: December 15, 1928. Runtime: 90 minutes. Format: Black and white; silent with synchronized music and effects ; 35mm; 1.33:1; English intertitles. Country: United States. Language: English . Genres: Drama, Romance. --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Childhood bond and class divide 00:18:00 Forced separation 00:36:00 Marriage and sudden tragedy 00:55:00 Return and rekindled affair 01:14:00 Final reckoning --- Summary: Among the British upper class, Diana Merrick and Neville Holderness fall in love but are kept apart by his father. After years of absence, Diana marries David Furness; on their honeymoon, a hidden past leads to David’s suicide, and Diana becomes the subject of scandal. Neville’s return rekindles long-suppressed feelings as Diana faces family estrangement, illness, and the weight of secrecy. The story explores reputation, sacrifice, and social hypocrisy as the lovers confront the consequences of past choices. --- Background: Produced by MGM at Culver City and directed by Clarence Brown, the film adapts Michael Arlen’s The Green Hat, with names and key plot elements altered to satisfy censorship, including replacing syphilis with embezzlement as the motive behind the pivotal suicide. Released near the end of the silent era, it featured synchronized music and effects via Movietone and was also issued in a silent version; Bess Meredyth’s adaptation received a nomination for Best Writing at the 2nd Academy Awards. --- Trivia: This was the third screen pairing of Greta Garbo and John Gilbert under director Clarence Brown. Cinematographer William H. Daniels, a frequent Garbo collaborator, photographed the film; Cedric Gibbons served as production designer. MGM later remade the story as Outcast Lady , a sound version again drawn from Arlen’s novel. The film was released with a synchronized score and effects and also circulated in a fully silent version for theaters not yet wired for sound. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: December 15, 1928. Original Studio / Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Copyright Status: Public Domain . --- Hashtags: AWomanOfAffairs GretaGarbo JohnGilbert ClarenceBrown MGM SilentFilm 1920sCinema ClassicFilm PublicDomain Source page: https: //commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Woman_of_Affairs_(1928).webm Direct media URL: https: //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/A_Woman_of_Affairs_%281928%29.webm