I Kiss Your Hand, Madame
| I Kiss Your Hand, Madame | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Land |
| Produced by |
Julius Haimann Robert Land |
| Written by | Rolf E. Vanloo |
| Starring |
Harry Liedtke Marlene Dietrich |
| Cinematography |
Carl Drews Gotthardt Wolf Fred Zinnemann (assistant) |
Release dates |
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| Country | Weimar Republic |
| Language | German |
Ich küsse Ihre Hand, Madame is a 1929 German drama film starring Marlene Dietrich. It was released in the United States as I Kiss Your Hand, Madame in 1932. It was produced by Super-Film. There is no dialogue in the original version of this film, which was silent, apart from the title-song by Ralph Erwin, text by Fritz Rotter, that had been specially recorded by Richard Tauber to be played during the screening. Tauber himself does not actually appear in the film.
Plot
Madame Gerard is a divorcee living the high life in Paris. Her current lover is the overweight Percy Talandier but then she meets Count Lerski and sets her sights on him. Then she hears from her ex-husband Adolphe that Lerski is not a count, but works as a waiter.
Cast
- Harry Liedtke as Jacques/Count Lerski
- Marlene Dietrich as Laurence Gerard
- Pierre de Guingand as Adolphe Gerard
- Charles Puffy as Percy Talandier
- Richard Tauber as Vocalist
External links
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