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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 381943" data-attributes="member: 7">She apparently told Louis B. Mayer that she&#039;d &quot;sit out the war&quot; but come back when it was over. All her films after QUEEN CHRISTINA (1933) depended on their success overseas to turn profits. Walter Wanger wanted her for LA DUCHESSE DE LANGEAIS in 1948. Screen tests exist, but the financing fell through. And there&#039;s also the stories of Billy Wilder wanting her for Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD. The appeal of Garbo is wrapped up in the tail end of the silent era and the prestige of the &#039;30s MGM pictures that were elevated simply by her presence.Paramount marketed Dietrich as their answer to Garbo, but I don&#039;t think their screen personas really overlap too much. Dietrich possessed a sexiness Garbo never really did, and she comes across as breezier than the more refined and theatrical Garbo.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 381943, member: 7"] She apparently told Louis B. Mayer that she'd "sit out the war" but come back when it was over. All her films after QUEEN CHRISTINA (1933) depended on their success overseas to turn profits. Walter Wanger wanted her for LA DUCHESSE DE LANGEAIS in 1948. Screen tests exist, but the financing fell through. And there's also the stories of Billy Wilder wanting her for Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD. The appeal of Garbo is wrapped up in the tail end of the silent era and the prestige of the '30s MGM pictures that were elevated simply by her presence. Paramount marketed Dietrich as their answer to Garbo, but I don't think their screen personas really overlap too much. Dietrich possessed a sexiness Garbo never really did, and she comes across as breezier than the more refined and theatrical Garbo. [/QUOTE]

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