Shanghai Express
“A shaft of white light used properly can be far more effective than all the color in the world used indiscriminately.”
– Josef von Sternberg (1)
Of all the delirious exoticisms created by Marlene Dietrich ...
Dishonored (Josef von Sternberg, 1931)
Dishonored is one of the least discussed of the Sternberg-Dietrich cycle that began with The Blue Angel in 1930 and ended six films and five years later with The Devil is a Woman in 1935. In David A. Cook's A H...
Marlene Dietrich
A detailed discussion of Dietrich's allure, particularly during the period of collaboration with Sternberg.
Have Irony, Will Travel
A glowing appreciation of the many faces of this screen icon.
Parenthood by Arrangement: The Lady is Willing
A discussion of Mitchell Leisen's The Lady is Willing.
A Tale of Sound and Fury: Manpower
An intriguing discussion of Raoul Walsh's Manpower.
Marlene Dietrich – Filmography
as actress:
So sind die Maenner (1922)
Man by the Roadside/Der Mensch am Wege (1923)
The Leap Into Life/Der Sprung ins Leben (1923)
Tragedy of Love/Tragoedie der Liebe (1923)
The Imaginary Baron/Der Juxb...