Greta Garbo began her career in silent films and successfully made the switch to “talkies” during the early 1930s. Her films include Mata Hari, Anna Karenina, and Ninotchka. The studio promoted Ninotchka with the phrase “Garbo Smiles!” because the star was known for her serious demeanor. Photographer Edward Steichen captured Garbo in this photograph for Vanity Fair magazine in 1928.