Josef von Sternberg was an Austrian-American filmmaker whose career successfully spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era, during which he worked with most of the major Hollywood studio
Josef von Sternberg on the set of Dishonored (1931)
Josef von Sternberg and Mary Pickford at the Pickfair Estate, Beverly Hills, California, in 1925. Dubbed "Mary Pickford's New Director", photos of Sternberg and Pickford were widely circulated in the press, "but the entente was short-lived."
The Exquisite Sinner (1926 film). M-G-M studios set. Director von Sternberg seated (right).
A measure of The Blue Angel's European marketing and its "instant international success": Danish movie poster.
Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1920s Berlin, she performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performa
Josef von Sternberg
…the silent to the sound era, during which he worked with most of the major Hollywood studios. He is best known for his film collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s, including the highly regarded Paramount/UFA production The Blue Angel (1930). He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best…
Marlene Dietrich as Lola: "She straddles a chair...imperiously, magisterially, fully the measurer of men in the audience..."
James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich in Destry Rides Again (1939)
Dietrich and Rita Hayworth serve food to soldiers at the Hollywood Canteen (17 November 1942).
Dietrich with airmen of the 401st Bomb Group (29 September 1944)