Review of The Single Standard (1929) by Katie R — 04 Dec 2008

One of my favorite Garbo movies. Her performance is great. There's some wonderful character development.

This review of The Single Standard (1929) was written by Katie R on 04 Dec 2008.

The Single Standard has generally received mixed reviews.

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Not even Garbo can save this. Bailed after about 10 minutes…

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