The Song of Songs
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Brian Aherne, Lionel Atwill
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Writer: Rouben Mamoulian, Edward Sheldon, Benjamin Glazer
The Song of Songs is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Marlene Dietrich. This Paramount picture is based on the Hermann Sudermann novel Das Hohe Lied (1908) and the play The Song of Songs (1914) by Edward Sheldon.
Trivia
- In the early 1930s, Paramount Pictures' premier female property was actress Marlene Dietrich.
- A genuine "screen goddess" of the Hollywood Golden Age, she rivaled Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Greta Garbo.
- Paramount director Josef von Sternberg had collaborated with Dietrich in five consecutive films and was instrumental in crafting her screen image.
Previous Showings
5 Runs • 2 Festivals
853 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (October 5, 1933)
Original Run: October 5, 1933 (Thursday - Saturday)
All runs on record (5):
- October 5, 1933 (Thursday - Saturday)Marlene Dietrich
- February 15, 1988 · 0 ticketsw/ Desire
- October 8 - 9, 1990 · 222 ticketsw/ Dishonored
- April 15 - 16, 2015 · 223 ticketsCary Grant every Fri-Sat-Sun Plus Ernst Lubitsch and Rouben Mamoulian every Wedsw/ One Hour with You
- March 6 - 7, 2025 · 408 ticketsLubitsch, Mamoulian, Sternberg Three Great Directorsw/ Bluebeard's Eighth Wife