- Known for her beautiful legs, Marlene Dietrich did not choose acting as a first choice of career, but rather concert violinist. Over-practicing resulted in a wrist injury which would deny that first choice. She instead turned to musical theater. Her first international movie hit was The Blue Angel (1930), the costumes for which showed off those famous legs. She and her Blue Angel director Josef von Sternberg moved to Hollywood to collaborate on their next movie, Morocco (1930), which continued her meteoric rise in popularity in America. The studio capitalized on this popularity by casting her in a quick succession of movies, which proved to be a good move for her career. She took a brief hiatus from movie acting in the early 1940's to assist in the war effort, but came back to movie acting as popular as ever.—Huggo
- A salute, using stills and an off-screen narrator, to Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), a concert violinist turned musical comedy star in Germany. She comes to international fame with "The Blue Angel," then follows director von Sternberg to Hollywood. She's soon a star there, known for her legs, her talent, and her good humor. During World War II, she takes several years off to travel in support of Allied troops. After the war, she returns to movies, cementing her reputation as a rare combination of beauty, talent, and heart.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
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