Dangers of the Engagement Period

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).

Dangers of the Engagement Period
Directed byFred Sauer
Written by
Produced byRobert Leistenschneider
Starring
CinematographyLászló Schäffer
Production
company
Strauss Film
Distributed byHegewald Film
Release date
  • 21 February 1930 (1930-02-21)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

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

This article was the topic of conversation in the fourth episode of series two of the web series "Two Of These People Are Lying" hosted by The Technical Difficulties. [4]

References
  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
  4. Matt's Scaly Kettle | Two Of These People Are Lying 2x04 | The Technical Difficulties, retrieved 8 January 2023

Bibliography
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