Dangers of the Engagement Period

Produced byRobert Leistenschneider [de]StarringCinematographyLászló SchäfferDistributed byHegewald Film80 minutesCountryGermanyLanguages

Dangers of the Engagement Period (German: Gefahren der Brautzeit) is a 1930 German silent comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Marlene Dietrich, Willi Forst, and Lotte Lorring.^[1] It is also known by the alternative title of Nights of Love (German: Liebesnächte).

The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Heilbronner. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Scheveningen in the Netherlands. Shot as a silent during September and October 1929, it was not released until February the following year by which time sound films were increasingly dominant. It was given a favourable review by Lotte Eisner in the Film-Kurier.^[2]

While making the film Dietrich was also appearing in a stage show alongside Hans Albers.^[3] It was her final film before her breakthrough role in The Blue Angel, which made her an international star and led to her departure for Hollywood.

Synopsis

During a railway journey, Baron van Geldern meets an attractive young woman Evelyne in the same carriage. After the train is derailed, they spend a night together at a hotel, and he falls in love with her. Complications ensue when he discovers that she is engaged to his American friend.

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References

Bibliography

• Chandler, Charlotte (2011). Marlene: Marlene Dietrich, A Personal Biography. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-8844-6.
• Kosta, Barbara (2009). Willing Seduction: The Blue Angel, Marlene Dietrich, and Mass Culture. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-619-9.

External links

• Dangers of the Engagement Period at IMDb