‘Anna Karenina’ premieres in New York City 80 years ago this hour (Aug 30 1935)


Video: 'Anna Karenina' trailer

(Friday, August 30, 1935, 10:45 a.m. EDT)Anna Karenina, a film adaptation of Tolstoy’s classic tale of a woman who deserts her family for an illicit love, premiered this morning at the Capitol theater in New York.

Directed by Clarence Brown, the film starred Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Maureen O’Sullivan, Freddie Bartholomew, Basil Rathbone and Reginald Owen.