Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.

Greta Garbo
Anna Christie

Charles Bickford
Matt Burke

George F. Marion
Chris Christofferson

Marie Dressler
Marthy Owens
James T. Mack
Johnny the Harpist

Lee Phelps
Larry the Bartender
Jack Baxley
Coney Island Barker (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Coney Island (uncredited)
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Release Date
February 21, 1930
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
NR
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
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