Mata Hari Greta Garbo Alexis Rosanoff Ramon Novarro General Shubin Lionel Barrymore Andriani Lewis Stone DuBois C. Henry Gordon Carlotta Karen Morley Released by MGM | Directed By George Fitzmaurice Proof That It’s Pre-Code The titular Mata Hari is an exotic dancer who doubles as a spy in Paris during the first World War. She gains a great deal of protection via sex– mainly, the amount of it she seems to have with everyone with an ounce of power. Actually, a lot of the most scandalous stuff was cut out of most release prints upon reissue in the late 1930s, … Continue reading
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