The Mysterious Lady

The Mysterious Lady
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Directed byFred Niblo
Screenplay byBess Meredyth
Marian Ainslee and Ruth Cummings (titles)
Based onWar in the Dark
1915 novel
by Ludwig Wolff
Produced byFred Niblo
StarringGreta Garbo
Conrad Nagel
Gustav von Seyffertitz
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Edited byMargaret Booth
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 4, 1928 (1928-08-04)
Running time
89 minutes (U.S.)
96 minutes (UK)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles
Budget$336,973.22
Box office$1,084,000 (worldwide rentals)

The Mysterious Lady is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, and Gustav von Seyffertitz. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is vaguely based on the novel War in the Dark by Ludwig Wolff.

The film grossed $543,000 in the United States and $541,000 elsewhere, grossing $1,084,000 worldwide; its profit was $369,000.