The Woman Men Yearn For (1929) DVD-R

Starring Marlene Dietrich, Fritz Kortner, Frida Richard, Oskar Sima, Uno
Henning
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt

Print: black/white
Runtime: 76 min.
Genre: drama
Print Quality: B

Ladislaus Vajda adapted the screenplay for The Woman Men Yearn For
from the book Die Frau, nach der man sich sehnt by Czech writer Max
Brod. This German romantic thriller marked the last silent film for director
Kurt Bernhardt and the first leading role for Marlene Dietrich. Shot in
Berlin in 1928, the story follows Stascha (Dietrich), the femme fatale who
seduces a recently married man on a train. Viennese actor Fritz Kortner
plays her homocidally obsessive lover Dr. Karoff. Dietrich refused to
speak about her silent film career, preferring to think of her first film as
The Blue Angel with Josef von Sternberg. The Woman Men Yearn For, her
15th silent film, proves that she played dangerous women before
becoming an international star. This film was also the first time Dietrich's
character was killed on screen.