Mata Hari (1931)

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Episode 1: Mata Hari (Podbean link)

Movie Title: Mata Hari

Year: 1931

Writer: Benjamin Glazer, Leo Birinsky; Doris Anderson and Gilbert Emery (additional dialogue)

Director: George Fitzmaurice

ActorCharacter
Greta GarboMata Hari
Ramon NovarroLt. Alexis Rosanoff
Lionel BarrymoreGeneral Serge Shubin
Lewis StoneAdnriani
C. Henry GordonDubois

Synopsis: “A fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during WWI.” (set in 1917) (censored version)

Notes:

  • Censored and reissued in 1936 (pre-code film). Famous scenes removed: dance to Shiva, lovers in bed (lit only by the glowing ends of their cigarettes), etc.
  • Not the first movie to depict Mata Hari (1927 German silent)