Dishonored (1931)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Josef von Sternberg

Writers:

Daniel Nathan Rubin (screenplay) and
Josef von Sternberg (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 April 1931 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

The Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians. |

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Secret Service | Poland | Music | Maid

Cast

Marlene Dietrich	...	Marie Kolverer / X27
Victor McLaglen	...	Col. Kranau
Gustav von Seyffertitz	...	Austrian Secret Service Chief
Warner Oland	...	Col. von Hindau
Lew Cody	...	Col. Kovrin
Barry Norton	...	Young Lieutenant - Firing Squad

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | USA:Approved (PCA #2315, 1 June 1936 for re-release)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in La silla de Fernando (2006)

Soundtrack:

Kaiserlied (Austrian National Anthem 1795-1918)

Glorious

Never saw this Dietrich film before. It is wonderful, considering that it was made 41 years ago. Two sequences stand out--- the party sequence (catch the costume in all the splendor black and white can provide) and the hilarious Dietrich/peasant scene. I couldn't believe it was Marlene at first. This film is a small gem!