| Dangers of the Engagement Period | |
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| Directed by | Fred Sauer |
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| Produced by | Robert Leistenschneider |
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| Cinematography | László Schäffer |
Production company | Strauss Film |
| Distributed by | Hegewald Film |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
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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.
- ^ 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