The Painted Veil (1934)

Synopsis: An adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel about an adulterous wife and her embittered husband in colonial Asia. Feeling bored and neglected by her husband, Katrin, the wife of an English doctor... An adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel about an adulterous wife and her embittered husband in colonial Asia. Feeling bored and neglected by her husband, Katrin, the wife of an English doctor working in Hong Kong, takes up with a charismatic diplomat. When her lover refuses to leave his wife, Katrin decides to follow her husband deep into China where headed to fight a cholera epidemic. Angered by the knowledge of his wife's affair, the doctor allows her to come along, convinced they will both succumb to the disease. In the midst of the ensuing horror and confusion, the couple begins to discover their true feelings for one other. [More]

Starring: Greta Garbo, Herbert Marshall, George Brent, Warner Oland

Starring: Greta Garbo, Herbert Marshall, George Brent, Warner Oland, Jean Hersholt, Beulah Bondi, Katharine Alexander, Cecilia Parker

Director: Richard Boleslawski

Director: Richard Boleslawski
Producer: Hunt Stromberg
Story: W. Somerset Maugham
Composer: Herbert Stothart

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