Garbo’s Undies Don’t Sell, but Superman’s Do

Movie buffs got a peek at the seamy underside of Hollywood when Greta Garbo’s silk underwear went up for grabs at Christie’s East auction house Monday.

But the woman famous for saying “I want to be alone” got her wish: Although someone bid $6,500 for Garbo’s cream-colored, satin-lined briefs monogrammed with a G, the bid was deemed too low and the item--a love gift to actor Gilbert Roland--did not sell. But other stars did.

Sylvester Stallone’s red-and-white satin boxing trunks from the original “Rocky” movie sold for $10,925. Brown briefs worn by George Reeves in the 1950s “Superman” series went for $2,070. A giant pink brassiere made for the movie “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” netted $2,070.

Other items auctioned off included Tom Hanks’ military outfit from “Forrest Gump,” for $17,250, and his Bubba Gump Fish Co. baseball cap, sold along with a movie poster signed by Hanks, for $4,600. John Travolta’s black jacket from “Grease” sold for $6,900, and the “Wonderboy” bat and glove Robert Redford used in “The Natural” sold for $8,625.