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Starring one of Hollywood’s most glamorous screen legends, Marlene Dietrich, The Song of Songs is the shocking story of Lily, a beautiful but naive peasant girl who is lured into posing as a nude model for aspiring sculptor Richard (Brian Aherne). Their working relationship quickly develops into a passionate love affair but, unable to commit himself to marriage, Richard abandons Lily and she is forced to marry a lecherous baron (Lionel Atwill) who has bribed her aunt.
Original Release
07/19/1933
US Release
07/19/1933
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marlene Dietrich | Lily Czepanek |
| Brian Aherne | Richard Waldow |
| Lionel Atwill | Baron von Merzbach |
| Alison Skipworth | Mrs. Rasmussen / Mme Rasmussen |
| Hardie Albright | Walter Von Prell / Von Prell |
| Helen Freeman | Fräulein Von Schwertfeger |
| Max Barwyn | Matire D' |
| Wilson Benge | Butler |
| Richard Bennett | Baron von Merzbach (replaced by Lionel Atwill) |
| Adrienne D'Ambricourt | French Teacher |
Directors
Writers
Rouben Mamoulian, Hermann Sudermann, Edward Sheldon, Leo Birinsky, Samuel Hoffenstein, Benjamin Glazer, S.K. Lauren, Josephine Lovett, Edwin Justus Mayer, Daniel Nathan Rubin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marlene Dietrich | Lily Czepanek |
| Brian Aherne | Richard Waldow |
| Lionel Atwill | Baron von Merzbach |
| Alison Skipworth | Mrs. Rasmussen / Mme Rasmussen |
| Hardie Albright | Walter Von Prell / Von Prell |
| Helen Freeman | Fräulein Von Schwertfeger |
| Max Barwyn | Matire D' |
| Wilson Benge | Butler |
| Richard Bennett | Baron von Merzbach (replaced by Lionel Atwill) |
| Adrienne D'Ambricourt | French Teacher |
| Sam Harris | Wedding Attendant |
| James A. Marcus | Cleric |
| Paul Panzer | Carriage Driver |
| Florence Roberts | Book Store Customer |
| Hans Schumm | Man at Berlin Railway Station |
| Morgan Wallace | Admirer |
| Eric Wilton | Butler at Baron von Merzbach's |
