

The Blue Angel
1930-04-01 · 108 min · ★ 7.3
Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.
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- Directors
- Josef von Sternberg
- Production companies
- UFA
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Emil JanningsImmanuel Rath
Marlene DietrichLola Lola
Kurt GerronKiepert
Rosa ValettiGuste
Hans AlbersMazeppa
Reinhold BerntThe Clown
Károly HuszárThe Blue Angel's Proprietor
Roland VarnoPupil
Carl BallhausPupil
Wilhelm DiegelmannCaptain
Gerhard BienertPoliceman
Friedrich HollaenderPianist (uncredited)
Wolfgang StaudtePupil (uncredited)
Edith KielProstitue (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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