Question 1

What tragic event surrounded the novel that inspired Susan Lenox?

Accepted Answer

The novelist David Graham Phillips was murdered by a mentally unbalanced reader while walking in Grammercy Park, New York, in 1911. The novel was published posthumously in 1917.

Question 2

Why did MGM chief Irving Thalberg buy the screen rights to Susan Lenox?

Accepted Answer

Thalberg discovered that three secretaries in his outer office remembered the 1917 novel well, even though it had been out of print for over ten years, so he bought the rights as a vehicle for Garbo.

Question 3

How did Greta Garbo and Clark Gable get along during filming?

Accepted Answer

Reportedly, they did not get along well; Garbo considered Gable vulgar and he saw her as stuck-up and remote. This was their only film together.

Question 4

Why was Susan Lenox banned in the UK upon release?

Accepted Answer

British censors banned the film outright based on the novel's content. After editing, it was approved under the new title 'The Rise of Helga'.

Question 5

What is the central conflict in Susan Lenox?

Accepted Answer

A young woman runs away from an abusive home and a pre-arranged marriage, only to be frustrated in her attempts to find happiness with a handsome engineer.

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