Paramount Pictures
Directed by Josef von Sternberg
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Universal)
Lionel Atwill is a Captain in the Spanish military with money to burn and gives most of it away to factory worker Marlene Dietrich. She manages to keep a young bullfighter on the side as a lover, even wrangling a few dollars from Atwill for him to eat. This story is told in a long flashback that takes up the first part of the film. Cesar Romero is Marlene's latest suitor, but he ignores the warning of Atwill and becomes her lover. This leads to a duel which almost takes his life, losing all of his money and reputation which almost ruins it. Director von Sternberg places his story amidst the colorful backdrop of the Spanish carnival, but it is hard to derive much pleasure from watching Dietrich flutter her eyelids and devour men.
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