Greta Nissen

GRETA NISSEN d1988. Norwegian-American film and stage actress. Her films include ; Lost: A Wife / The King on Main Street / The Love Thief / Ambassador Bill / The Lucky Lady and Honours Easy. She was cast as Helen, the female lead in Hell's Angels originally conceived as a silent film. Principal photography began on 31st October 1927 with an interior shot at the Metropolitan Studio in Hollywood. Midway through production, the advent of sound in motion pictures came with the arrival of The Jazz Singer. Director Howard Hughes incorporated the new technology into the half-finished film, but she became a casualty of the new sound age due to her pronounced Norwegian accent. He paid her for her work and cooperation and replaced her. In 1933, she moved to England. Her film career ended in the mid-1930s after she had appeared in a few British films. In 1937, she retired from movie acting altogether