[Charles Henrickson]

Swedish actress Greta Garbo waves to photographers in this file photo from 1928 outside the filmstudio Filmstaden in Rasunda, Solna near Stockholm, Sweden. The reclusive actress will be in focus over the next few months as Sweden celebrates its greatest movie star, who would have turned 100 on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005. (AP Photo/Bonnier Archive)

[Ciexyz]

Another film from that era that holds up well is "Captain Blood" (1935) with Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHavilland and Basil Rathbone. It was Flynn's breakout film, and he never looked so good on screen as in that film.