Greta Garbo stars as a liberated woman who fights for sexual equality in THE SINGLE STANDARD, a typical silent melodrama which the divine Garbo single-handedly transforms into a moving meditation on love and sacrifice.
Disgusted with the double-standard that allows "men to do as they please, while women do as men please," beautiful socialite Arden Stuart (Greta Garbo) rejects the marriage proposal of wealthy Tommy Hewlett (John Mack Brown) and has a fling with the family chauffeur Kendall (Robert Castle).
Kendall later kills himself in despair after Tommy catches him with Arden, and Arden begins a torrid affair with ex-prizefighter-turned-painter Packy Cannon (N...
Released:
1929
Rated:
NR
Length:
73 mins