Das Haus der sieben Sünden (1940)

Das Haus der sieben Sünden: Directed by Tay Garnett. With Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Albert Dekker, Broderick Crawford. Banished from various U.S. protectorates in the Pacific, a saloon entertainer uses her femme-fatale charms to woo politicians, navy personnel, gangsters, riff-raff, judges and a ship’s doctor in order to achieve her aims.

“This was a fair adventure story with some eccentric characters. For example:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlbert Dekker as u0026quot;Dr. Martin, the musician; Broderick Crawford as u0026quot;u0026#39;Litle Nedu0026#39; Finnegan,u0026quot; Marlene Dietrichu0026#39;s punch-happy protector, and Dietrich as u0026#39;Bijou Blanche,u0026quot; a cabaret singer bouncing from place to place. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDietrich loved to play Cabaret singers and u0026quot;Bijou Blancheu0026quot; is a great name for her. She didnu0026#39;t look pretty in here, more grotesque with the super-thin eyebrows and tons of lipstick. She was definitely unappealing….and I like her, normally. Her u0026quot;makeupu0026quot; sins, if nothing else, made me dump this VHS.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOf note, John Wayne, Anna Lee, Mischa Auer, Billy Gilbert, Richard Carlson, Oscar Homolka, Reginald Denny and James Craig are all familiar names that add to the cast. Yet despite all the impressive names, I donu0026#39;t think it was that great. I wouldnu0026#39;t watch it again.”