Mata Hari (1931)

The legendary Greta Garbo sexes up her role as the just-as-legendary spy in Mata Hari (1931). Mata Hari (Garbo) is a German spy living in Paris. She already has Russian general Shubion (Lionel Barrymore) under her seductive spell, and now she’s set her sights on handsome young lieutenant Rosanoff (Ramon Novarro)- and the top-secret documents in his possession. The only thing that can foil this sexy spy's sinister plan is love- and maybe the secret police. With posters screaming WHEN MATA HARI DANCED!, Garbo’s exotic dance routine is the sexy centerpiece of this tawdry pre-code relic. The end of the dance, with its flash of sweet, sweet seat meat, scandalized audiences at the time, but don’t fall for its charms- it’s a body double. Talk about a double cross!