I enjoyed another Marlene Dietrich movie this evening: “Dishonored,” dir. Joseph Starnberg (Paramount, 1931). This was her second U.S. film, coming on the heels of Starnberg’s “Morocco” (1930). She doesn’t sing this time, but her piano playing is striking. As with “Blonde Venus," her sense of duty and love put her in the crosshairs of men and their law.

Dietrich looking alluring on a chaise lounge, her legs bare. The ad copy talks up the premise of the film. Gary Cooper, profile shot of his head with a Foreign Legion uniform on, is in a small photo box, top right.
Full-page headshot of Dietrich, inscrutable, eyes looking off to the side somewhat. At the top of the black-and-white image are orange block letters, 'DIETRICH', and at the bottom in black block letters against a white background, 'DISHONORED'.

First image: “Morroco” ad for moviegoers in Photoplay Magazine, January 1931. Second image: First page of a three-page “Dishonored” ad for people in the distribution and exhibition segments of the movie industry, in The Film Daily, March 5, 1931.