Wild Orchids (film)

Wild Orchids is a 1929 American synchronized sound drama film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Greta Garbo, Lewis Stone and Nils Asther.

While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.

John Sterling (Lewis Stone) takes his young wife Lillie (Greta Garbo) to Java where he plans to invest in tea plantations.

John presents his new friend, the young and handsome Prince de Gace (Nils Asther) to his wife, who immediately recognizes the violent man.

John returns to surprise the kiss in Chinese shadows, raising the question of whether the woman embracing De Gace is his wife.

The film featured a theme song entitled “Wild Orchids” by Ray Klages (words) and William Axt and David Mendoza (music).

The New York Times called it "a pleasingly imaginative picturization of a special screen contribution from the pen of John Colton", praising the thespians' performances:[citation needed] "Miss Garbo's acting is well-timed and, as usual, effective.

Greta Garbo in Wild Orchids