Adaptations
In 1923 Anna Christie was adapted by Bradley King for a film and directed by John Griffith Wray and Thomas H. Ince with stars Blanche Sweet, William Russell, George F. Marion and Eugenie Besserer.
Another adaptation by Frances Marion was released in 1930 directed by Clarence Brown, starring Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, George F. Marion and Marie Dressler. This pre-Code film used the marketing slogan "Garbo Talks!", as it was her first talkie. Her first spoken line has become her most famous: "Give me a whiskey with ginger ale on the side, and don't be stingy, baby." George F. Marion performed the role of Anna's father in the original Broadway production and in both the 1923 and 1930 film adaptations.
The German language film was shot after the English version and was also released in 1930. This film was adapted by Frances Marion, translated by Walter Hasenclever and directed by Jacques Feyder, also starring Garbo, with Theo Shall, Hans Junkermann, and Salka Viertel.
In 1957, a musical version by Bob Merrill, called New Girl in Town, opened on Broadway.
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