 At the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, he met a young actress named Greta Gustafsson whom he cast in an important but secondary role in his film, "Gösta Berlings saga" ("The Atonement of Gosta Berling"), and who some have said gave her the stage name Greta Garbo.For Stiller, the screen presence of the 18-year-old actress led to him bringing her and Hanson to the United States after he accepted an offer from Louis B. Mayer to direct for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.In Hollywood, Mauritz Stiller was assigned to direct "The Temptress" (1926), Garbo's second film with MGM, but he could not deal with the studio structure.