“1947 was the peak year of noir, both in quality and quantity.” —William K. Everson, program notes on Fear in the Night

In 1957, the George Eastman Museum honored both director Clarence Brown and actress Greta Garbo at the Second Festival of Film Artists with the George Eastman Award for distinguished contribution to the art of film. Though each had stellar individual careers, it was the seven films they made together from 1926 to 1937 that truly represented the peaks of their careers.