Dishonored
Dishonored is a 1931 American pre-Code Paramount Pictures romantic spy film directed and edited by Josef von Sternberg, who also cowrote the film with Daniel N. Rubin. The film stars Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen, Gustav von Seyffertitz and Warner Oland. Costume design was provided by Travis Banton in one of his several collaborations with Dietrich.
Plot
In 1915 Vienna, the chief of the Austrian secret service meets prostitute Marie Kolverer, a war widow and accomplished pianist who is very attached to her pet black cat. He poses as a foreign agent to test her loyalty and, to his satisfaction, she quietly alerts a constable. The gentleman establishes his credentials and invites Marie to see him at central intelligence headquarters.
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| author | Josef von Sternberg |
|---|---|
| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Austria |
| director | Josef von Sternberg |
| editor | Josef von Sternberg |
| events | espionage |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | arrest belong black cat capture clothe firing squad foreign agent morning russian spy secret agent secret message secret service security leak stalk suffer telephone call trap vienna war widow |
| musicBy | Karl Hajos |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | romantic drama spy |