Dangers of the Engagement Period

Dangers of the Engagement Period
Directed by	Fred Sauer
Produced by	Robert Leistenschneider
Written by	Walter Schlee; Walter Wassermann;
Starring	Marlene Dietrich; Willi Forst; Lotte Lorring;
Cinematography	László Schäffer
Production; company	Strauss Film
Distributed by	Hegewald Film
Release date	21 February 1930;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	Silent; German intertitles;

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.

Cast

Marlene Dietrich as Evelyne
Willi Forst as Baron van Geldern
Lotte Lorring as Yvette
Elza Temary as Florence
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as McClure
Bruno Ziener as Miller
Albert Hörrmann
Otto Kronburger
Oskar Sima
Hans Wallner

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References

Kosta 2009, p. 190.
"Gefahren der Brautzeit (1930)". www.stummfilm.at [Silent Film Archive] (in German). 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
Chandler 2011, p. 61

Bibliography

Chandler, Charlotte (2011). Marlene: Marlene Dietrich, A Personal Biography. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4391-8844-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Kosta, Barbara (2009). Willing Seduction: The Blue Angel, Marlene Dietrich, and Mass Culture. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-619-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

Dangers of the Engagement Period on IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEKosta2009190-1] Kosta 2009, p. 190.

[2] "Gefahren der Brautzeit (1930)". www.stummfilm.at [Silent Film Archive] (in German). 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

[3] Chandler 2011, p. 61