Golden Earrings

Golden Earrings
Directed byMitchell Leisen
Written byFrank Butler
Helen Deutsch
Abraham Polonsky
Based onGolden Earrings
by Jolán Földes
Produced byHarry Tugend
StarringRay Milland
Marlene Dietrich
CinematographyDaniel L. Fapp
Edited byAlma Macrorie
Music byVictor Young
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 27, 1947 (1947-08-27)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2,950,000 (US rentals)[1]

Golden Earrings is a 1947 American romantic spy film made by Paramount Pictures and starring Ray Milland and Marlene Dietrich. It was directed by Mitchell Leisen and produced by Harry Tugend from a screenplay by Frank Butler, Helen Deutsch and Abraham Polonsky, based on a novel[2] by Jolán Földes. Unlike the novel, the film has a happy ending, with Lydia and the officer reuniting after the war. The music score was by Victor Young and the cinematography by Daniel L. Fapp.

The film's song, "Golden Earrings", with a tune by Victor Young and lyrics by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston, was sung in the movie by Murvyn Vye. It was a hit recording in 1947-48 by Peggy Lee.[3]

One film location was in the Metolius River area in July 1946 with approximately 30 extras from Bend, Oregon.[4]

  1. ^ "Top Grossers of 1947", Variety, 7 January 1948 p 63
  2. ^ Yolanda Foldes (1947-01-01). Golden Earrings ( Forum Paramount Motion Picture Edition with Ray Milland & Marlene Dietrich on Cover ). Internet Archive. World Publishing.
  3. ^ Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #20 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  4. ^ "Bend People Assigned Parts in Black Forest Production". 1946-07-31. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-06-30.