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October 1929 - Garbo begins work on Anna Christie, her first sound film. After the first rehearsal and sound test, Garbo passes with flying colors. The October 23, 1929 issue of Variety announces, "GARBO TALKS OK".
March 1930 - Anna Christie opens and breaks box office records. She begins work on her second sound film, Romance.
July 1930 - Garbo begins work on a German version of Anna Christie. Her good friend Salka Viertel plays Marty.
October 1930 - The Academy Award nominations are announced and Garbo is nominated for both Anna Christie and Romance. The winner, however, will be Norma Shearer for The Divorcee.
February 1931 - Garbo's third talkie, Inspiration, opens to mediocre reviews but still does good business at the box office.
In Anna Christie
The Swedish Sphinx
March 1931 - Clarence Sinclair Bull creates his famous photo montage of Garbo and the Sphinx. It is seen around the world and enhances her mystique even more.
May 1931 - Garbo starts work on her next film Susan Lenox which casts her opposite hot new actor Clark Gable.
June 1931 - Garbo meets the infamous Mercedes de Acosta at Salka Viertel's house.
July 1931 - Garbo and de Acosta go on a six week vacation together to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In her autobiography, De Acosta claims that they had an intimate relationship. Years later, a photo of Garbo hiking topless on that trip will surface.
September 30, 1931 - Filming begins on Mata Hari.
December 31, 1931 - Mata Hari is released and becomes one of Garbo's most successful films.
Garbo and John Barrymore in Grand Hotel January 1932 - Filming begins on the all star Grand Hotel.
April 12, 1932 - Grand Hotel premieres and is a smashing success. It will go on to win the Oscar for Best Film. Greta Garbo is now billed simply as "Garbo". She utters the famous line "I want to be alone" in the film.
June 1932 - Garbo's next film As You Desire Me is released. She signs a new contract to make two films at $250,000 per film.
July 1932 - Garbo returns to Sweden on an extended eight month vacation.
March 1933 - Garbo returns to Hollywood and begins work on Queen Christina. Bad chemistry between her and her leading man, Laurence Olivier, propel the studio to find a replacement. Much to Louis B. Mayer's objections but with Garbo's pull, John Gilbert is signed.
October 1933 - Filming on Queen Christina ends. Garbo and her director Rouben Mamoulian are romantically linked. They take a trip to Arizona together in January.
December 26, 1933 - Queen Christina, one of the most beautiful films Garbo ever made, is released. It does better business overseas than in the United States.
Queen Christina
July 1934 - After months of delays and censorship problems, Garbo begins work on The Painted Veil.
Summer 1934 - During the filming, Garbo reportedly has a brief affair with her co-star George Brent.
October 1934 - Garbo signs a new contract with MGM to do one film at $275,000.
December 7, 1934 - The Painted Veil opens to poor reviews. The most exciting element of the film seems to be Garbo's wardrobe.
May 1935 - Garbo completes her latest film, Anna Karenina, signs a new contract for two films at $500,000 each and takes another trip to Sweden.
