Susan Lenox: Her Fall And Rise

The only teaming of Greta Garbo and Clark Gable ("Don't miss the one and only Garbo in the arms of Clark Gable" the ads proclaimed), SUSAN LENOX--HER FALL AND RISE was based on a rather racy novel that had caused a sensation some 15 years before. Garbo plays Susan, the illegitimate daughter of a poor, brutish farmer (Hersholt) who decides to arrange a marriage between her and a wealthier farmer (Hale). Susan detests the man, however, and runs away rather than face married life with him. During her flight she discovers a cabin inhabited by Rodney (Gable), a handsome and sophisticated engineer. The two are immediately attracted to each other and romance blooms. Unfor...