The Song of Songs (1933)

  • NR
  • 07/19/1933 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 30m

One of the world's great love stories comes to the star who can make it live

Overview

After her father dies, Lily moves to the city to live with her strict aunt. During the day Lily works in her aunt's bookstore, and at night she sneaks across the street to model for Richard, a sculptor with whom she falls in love. A patron of Richard's, Baron von Merzbach, develops an interest in Lily that may not be with the best of intentions.

Rouben Mamoulian

Director, Writer

Samuel Hoffenstein

Screenplay

Leo Birinski

Screenplay

Benjamin Glazer

Writer

Edwin Justus Mayer

Writer

Hermann Sudermann

Novel

Cast

Marlene Dietrich's headshot

Marlene Dietrich

Lily Czepanek
Brian Aherne's headshot

Brian Aherne

Richard Waldow
Lionel Atwill's headshot

Lionel Atwill

Baron von Merzbach
Alison Skipworth's headshot

Alison Skipworth

Mme Rasmussen
Hardie Albright's headshot

Hardie Albright

Von Prell
Helen Freeman's headshot

Helen Freeman

Fräulein Von Schwertfeger
Max Barwyn's headshot

Max Barwyn

Matire D'
Adrienne D'Ambricourt's headshot

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

French Teacher

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