Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS (1928) Now Available on DVD From Warner Archives

Great news for fans of Greta Garbo and John Gilbert! A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS (1928) is now available on DVD from Warner Archives. Ordering information can be found HERE

Greta Garbo is the “unlucky in love” heroine in this silent-screen adaptation of Michael Arlen’s highly controversial novel The Green Hat. After losing the man of her dreams (John Gilbert) due to the meddling of his disapproving father, Diana Merrick (Garbo) reluctantly weds another admirer (John Mack Brown). These dubious marital beginnings become even more questionable when her new husband takes his own life. Immediately, all eyes turn to Diana, and her free-spirited lifestyle is deemed his unofficial cause of death. Socially chastised, Diana decides to live up to her reputation and ventures on a series of foreign affairs, amorously globe hopping with dignitaries from London to Cairo. This bittersweet tale of love really begins to unfold when Diana is at last reunited with her one true love – only to learn of his recent engagement. Garbo’s all-star supporting cast includes Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in an early screen appearance as Diana’s alcoholic brother and Hobart Bosworth as the meddling father.

After losing the man of her dreams, Neville Holderness (John Gilbert), due to the meddling of his disapproving father (Hobart Bosworth), Diana Merrick (Greta Garbo) reluctantly weds another admirer, David Furness (John Mack Brown), whom her brother (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr) idolizes. David harbors a most dishonorable secret, which leads to his suicide on their wedding night. Sacrificing her reputation to save David’s honor, Diana’s free-spirited lifestyle is deemed the unofficial cause of his death and she is banished from “good society.” Thus chastised, Diana decides to live up to her reputation and ventures on a series of “foreign affairs,” amorously globe hopping with dignitaries from London to Cairo. Diana is at last reunited with her one true love – only to learn of his recent engagement. This silent screen adaptation of Michael Arlen’s “The Green Hat” sizzles with the real-life chemistry of Gilbert and Garbo.