The Temptress (1926)

At a masquerade hosted by her lover, Greta Garbo has a brief dalliance with her husband’s friend Antonio Moreno who is visiting Paris from Argentina. After her lover’s suicide, she and her husband follow Moreno on his return to Argentina. All the men in the film fall in love with Garbo and somehow she is to blame for the actions they take because of this. There’s even a duel fought on her behalf, not with guns or knives but with whips. The ending sadly continues this theme. There are some great pre-Code scenes with the frenetic masquerade ball and everyone at a dinner table playing footsies with one another, plus Garbo is gorgeous throughout, but it’s hard to get on board with the morality the film is trying to sell.