Entehrt DVD 1931 Dishonored / Directed by Josef von Sternberg / Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Warner Oland / Diva Highlight

UPC 4020628950033

REGION 2 PAL DVD

BLACK & WHITE

AUDIO: English 2.0, German 2.0

SUBTITLES: German

MADE IN GERMANY

TOTAL RUNTIME: 90 MINUTES

German Summary:

Entehrt ist ein US-amerikanischer Spionagefilm von Josef von Sternberg aus dem Jahr 1931.

Mal wieder hat sich eine der Prostituierten eines Bordells das Leben genommen. Auch Offizierswitwe Marie Kolverer verdient sich ihren Lebensunterhalt inzwischen mit Prostitution, doch fürchtet sie sich weder vor Leben noch Tod. Dies hört der Chef des österreichischen Geheimdienstes. Er weiß in seinen Reihen einen Verräter und glaubt, dass der einflussreiche Oberst Hindau die österreichischen Pläne an die Russen verrät, mit denen Österreich Krieg führt. Zahlreiche Österreicher mussten durch Verrat bereits ihr Leben lassen. Hindau kennt alle Spione des Landes und so wird Marie unter dem Namen X-27 als neue Spionin auf Hindau angesetzt.

English Summary:

Dishonored is a 1931 pre-Code romantic spy film made by Paramount Pictures. It was co-written (with Daniel N. Rubin), directed and edited by Josef von Sternberg. The costume design was by Travis Banton. The film stars Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen, Gustav von Seyffertitz and Warner Oland.

The story opens on the streets of Vienna, Austria in war torn Europe of 1915.

The corpse of a prostitute is removed by the authorities from a tenement building in the red-light district – a case of suicide. When a fellow streetwalker offers a word of sympathy, the concierge warns that she will suffer the same fate: "No I'm not. I am not afraid of life, although I am not afraid of death, either."

The Chief of Austrian Secret Service overhears the young woman's impressive remark. He is on the lookout for an attractive female to serve as a secret agent on a dangerous mission. He approaches her, and she invites him up to her flat, assuming the elderly man is engaging her for sex. The intelligence official poses as a foreign agent to test her loyalty. To his satisfaction, she quietly alerts a constable. The gentleman quickly establishes his credentials. The young prostitute, a Frau Marie Kolverer, is a war widow, as well as an accomplished pianist. She is very attached to her pet black cat.

Cast / Besetzung

• Marlene Dietrich as Frau (Marie) Kolverer /Agent X-27
• Victor McLaglen as Captain Kranau
• Gustav von Seyffertitz as Chief of Austrian Secret Service
• Warner Oland as General von Hindau
• Lew Cody as Colonel Kovrin
• Barry Norton as Young Lieutenant
• Max Barwyn as Colonel Kranau's Aide (uncredited)
• F. Blinn as Gambler with Glasses (uncredited)
• Allan Cavan as Secret Service Agent in Casino (uncredited)
• Davison Clark as Court-Martial Officer (uncredited)
• Alexis Davidoff as Officer (uncredited)
• William B. Davidson as 2nd Firing Squad Officer (uncredited)
• Walter Downing as Old Officer (uncredited)
• Geraldine Dvorak as Casino Patron (uncredited)
• Adolph Faylauer as Gambler (uncredited)
• Joseph W. Girard as Russian Officer (uncredited)
• Al Hart as Monk (uncredited)
• Ramsay Hill as Grinning Officer (uncredited)
• George Irving as Contact at Cafe (uncredited)
• Ethan Laidlaw as Russian Corporal (uncredited)
• Tom London as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Wilfred Lucas as Gen. Dymov (uncredited)
• Ruth Mayhew as Accident Victim (uncredited)
• Harold Nelson as Fritz - von Hindau's Valet (uncredited)
• Paul Panzer as Austrian Soldier at Interrogation (uncredited)
• Bill Powell as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• Buddy Roosevelt as Russian Captain of the Guard (uncredited)
• Scott Seaton as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Harry Semels as Waiter (uncredited)