Dietrich, Marlene (1901-1992)
The Blue Angel - Signed by Marlene Dietrich!
New York: Simon and Schuster. 1968. First Printing of this edition. "Classic Film Scripts. The Blue Angel / a film by Josef von Sternberg / an authorized translation of the German continuity." 8vo. 111 pp. Paperback, signed to the title "Marlene Dietrich" in black ink. Spotting and a little corner wear to covers but otherwise in fine condition. From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.Rare. In over thirty years of records, we have located only one other example of Dietrich signing a script of this influential film. Josef von Sternberg's classic tale of love and obsession, the first feature-length German full-talkie ever produced, featured the breakthrough performance of Marlene Dietrich which catapulted her into international stardom, and also introduced what would become her theme song, "Falling In Love Again." In the film, Professor Immanuel Rath (Emil Jannings) is a strict and humorless schoolmaster who is shocked when he discovers the boys in his class have been spending their time at a sleazy cabaret called The Blue Angel, where an entertainer named Lola (Dietrich) keeps the men in thrall and sells suggestive postcards of herself. (21327)
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