Vera Schmiterlöw
Toronto Daily Star, January 25 1932
Vera Schmiterlöw (1904-1987) was a lifelong friend of Greta Garbo and appeared in movies in Sweden and Germany between 1920 and 1931. Shortly after this photograph was taken, she returned to the stage in Sweden. She did not appear on screen again until 1969, when she was cast in some TV movies and mini-series. Her last screen role was in the wonderfully named Release The Prisoners To Spring (1975).
Some elements of the caption above remain a mystery. I could find no reference to Ms. Schmiterlöw as a banknote girl and I could not find a German film named The Butterfly Ball. When I looked in the Internet Movie Database for titles of that name, I found a 1977 concert movie featuring Roger Glover, the former lead singer of Deep Purple.
Created September 12, 2025.