Marlene Dietrich in Morocco

[GiovannatheSTRONG]

Oh that singing! Zeesh!

[megawhoosits]

She did a similar scene in another movie, but I can't remember the name, and it's driving me CRAZY.

[msknighttime]

Wow!!!

[jessica23claire]

I think I may be in love. This is just swag at it's finest! I love that the kiss isn't at all trashy. Just a sweet innocent little peck on the mouth. And Marlene Dietrich pulls this off so well!

[WikeddTung]

gary cooper was prettier then every woman n the room

[Robertab123]

In many ways we are in more conservative times than in the 1930s. Germany in particular was very different before Hitler came to power.

[modoloine]

I wish I could have that much swag

[jessica23claire]

SWAG AT IT'S FINEST.

[urface4242]

marlene just turned me straight.....

[dj52487]

Swag!!!!

[coralin378]

marlene dietrich was so attractive in that outfit :P

[atradominadono]

I think I'm in love.

[vulcangrl13]

Be still my heart... <3

[tyjeffries]

The whole straight bi gay story is so tired now...people are sexual beings and in more liberated people they can be all those things in a lifetime...hell...all those things in one evening! lol

[casanacht]

was für eine schöne frau

[ElectricShark]

Marlene Dietrich was a LEGEND!

[archer1949]

It's a pity that a bunch of bluenoses in Washington were able to bully the studio heads into calling in that thin lipped old lady Joe Breen to set up his ridiculous Production Code. I suppose it was inevitable, but it would have been nice if this masterful era in American Cinema would have lasted a bit longer.

[rabdrake]

JohnElafante, what a great cover.

The power of the bisexual female having both genders in her thrall. Marlene plays a total dish rag/ floor mat for Gary Cooper, but still manages one the greatest Drag King scenes ever performed. Check out Marlene’s shoes. Kudos to Josef von Sternberg.

Marlene stealing a kiss from Eve Southern. N.B. the eye contact between Marlene & Eve as it leads up to the kiss, see 144-224, supra.

[wwapii]

1:06 :D

[egirl150]

And people talked about Madonna and Britney Spears's kiss like it was something new. :shakes head: They have nothing on Marlene Dietrich.

[issyvoo2]

@egirl150 Or Anais Nin, or Virginia Woolf, or Nathalie Barney, or Vita Sackville West, or Gertrude Stein, or Radclyffe Hall, or Colette, etc, etc, etc...

[bearcub410]

what a goddess and mr cooper sex on a stick wow , THANKS JUST WONDERFUL

[dazzitboy]

She's very attractive in that type of clothing

[dazzitboy]

I love her!

[dobrov1]

oh my God. She was perfect. I mean, really perfect.

[Jeanne189]

who wouldn't want to have a "man" like that? :P

[VIRIATO1942]

You have to admit that in those days there was something called CLASS!

Everything was possible, everything was going on, but there was discretion and what was done in the open was done in good taste.

Today everything is in the open and done for shock value only..

Is that freedom ? NO!

It debasing. It is all done satisfy and take profitable advantage of the prurient thoughts of ever more stupidified masses..

[copernicus633]

@VIRIATO1942 I agree with everything you said.

[MirageMC]

Stunning! Who can imagine such a "big thing" happen during the 30s? Oh God, sometimes I believe that they were more wide open-minded. There's bi-sexuality and a very enchantful irony in terms of exchanging roles and genders. So natural, classy but at the same time entertaining. Pure cinema! Marlene kiss me...

[AnneAulisRobin]

Marlene is kinda very hot in these clothes

[ProfessorFate1910]

Nowadays, lesbianism is TASTELESSLY EXPOSED by having both ladies rubbing her sweat-covered silicones. After a while, you've seen pretty much everything they can make around it and switch to digitalized orcs and elfs slauthering each others with battleaxes (which is almost as silly, but plays for variety).

[MarleneXtreme]

@ProfessorFate1910

Nowadays, hetrosexuality is being tastelessly exposed, as well !

[klotylda]

@MarleneXtreme Good point!

[MarleneXtreme]

@klotylda

Thanks for your support :-)

[spyingpie]

@ProfessorFate1910 Well, now we know the kind of thing YOU'VE been watching.

[CakeRabbit]

Very, very sexy. Dietrich has great swagger!

[flaminia5]

this film has more than just this one scene;

i think Gary Cooper has found his romantic leading lady in Marlene Dietrich, and vice versa

[RebelFanzel]

"May I have this"

"Of course" *kiss*

i love the womans reaction shes so happy but pretends to be embarsed

shes not apalled. its Marlene Deitrich u sure be hapy lol!

Love this outfit so iconic!

[anemone9]

Why can't modern films reproduce the sophisticated sexuality of pre-code cinema?

[anemone9]

Just to add... There are definitely aspects of modern cinema that have vastly improved on the past. For example, while the situation is far from perfect, there are _much_ better roles available to Black actors.

But something definitely seems to have been lost from the portrayal of sexuality.

[Iank14]

@anemone9 To answer your question, laziness of the writers or the cheapness of producers who are looking to make a profit without bothering about the art. Who knows, maybe they need to bring the Code back so that people can start to think about how they want to show their work without actually having to show it.

[cheapart87]

This is just about the sexiest scene ever put on screen. It says so much about sexual attraction, in a few minutes.

[SMKitKatPurr1]

A good movie. ;purr!

[johnrk556]

There is no Marlene, there is no Gary, all we have is silly Brangelina. What a world of talent has been lost in film making with today's self-indulgent and overpaid actors. Thank God we have these films preserved as proof there was once great talent-without tits hanging out.

[ratbsf]

I can't stop wishing today was more like her

[Ripley44mag]

Decadent......But talented

[veewitch]

Beyond the beyond of flawless

[Charly626]

She was so amazing...I wish today's movie stars were a little more like her.

[axellllle]

envoi à 16:10 environ biblio mouffetard ordi 10 à code à axw@ et dbc@ adresses.

axelle

[mdhookey]

What a fox :)

[chevychase]

Marlene Dietrich... they don't make them like that anymore!

[MountainQueen]

No, kiss me, not her! Love this scene :)

[TNviewer01]

What a way to introduce a new star! Dress her in a man's suit, have her kiss another woman on the mouth, then flip a flower to her male co-star! Great bi-sexual sizzle! This scene would have people up in arms today! Imagine how people reacted in 1930. What brass. Great stuff!

[issyvoo2]

@TNviewer01 I agree with you. You know, though, in Berlin in 1930, many people would have been less shocked by this than today in, say, the Midwest of America. By this time, she'd been doing cabaret, some of it lesbian, and dating women (and maybe men) in Berlin for years. You might find the book Hot Girls of Weimar Berlin really interesting to give you some context for this scene. It's a great book.

[ComradeLupine]

@TNviewer01 Pretty much from the "fall" of the Victorian era on was actually a VERY sexually liberal time. If you ever listen to any of the Blues music from the 20's-40's (which I highly suggest!) it was VERY pornographic, and dirty, as were most of the early cartoons, and MANY early movies contained quite a large number of in the least "lingere" shots of beautiful women.

It wasn't until the tight assed culture of the 50's that things changed.

[cazia9]

@ComradeLupine yep it was the intro of something called the Hays Code, which ended in 67 or 68, which is why you get all the very violent and very sexual films of the 1970s, the rise of the B-movie again

[Jimmibear13]

@TNviewer01 Only in the US did it create a stir

[KyraVarney]

One of best scene of all history of cinema.

[Indygoguy]

@KyraVarney That's your opinion. I don't see what's so great about it. She's not really attractive, her singing, the style and all, is way outdated and boring, and the whole thing is rather dull. I guess if seeing a woman swagger like a man excites you then you'd think this is great, but it's not.

[anemone9]

@Indygoguy

"Newer" is not synonymous with "better."

This movie is outdated in the same way that Hamlet and the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are outdated. No one has to love Beethoven's Fifth, but it would be silly to dismiss the symphony for not being in keeping with modern orchestral music. Likewise, regardless of whether any particular person likes this movie, there's a reason that so many film experts acknowledge Morocco to be one of the all-time greats.

[inchon778]

What a woman, only she can kiss another woman with class. Gary Cooper wasn't going to let her get away, that flower meant "I'll see you later Legionaire." Nostalgia at its best. Rest in peace Marlene, we love you.

[LeViolonDeLaMort]

Marlene was incredible...

[CitronHatt]

that kiss was hot ;]

[PopeFlores]

How to show her as a sexual predator? Put her in a man's suit and have her flirt with a girl. Awesome!

[Sperruzza90]

What a beautiful voice and woman..

Love her..

[loiraso]

I sang this today and it's not as easy as she makes it sound. She is, she is so and so great!

[shadowskater11]

a drink for you marlene ;D you sunshine never get forget for us ,why love you!!!!

[cincotti]

Absolutely amazing -

Marlene forever !

[vonkavonka]

God Damn! Marlene Dietrich is wonderful! Love her : )

[tomo3379]

Thank you very much. And Marlene Dietrich

Today, has been drunk alcohol.

It is.

[casanacht]

beautyfull marlene i love you

[DiabolicalAngel]

I love how the girl is checking Marlene out and Marlene is looking at her like "hey baby- what do you say we ditch this crowd?" LOLOL

[DiabolicalAngel]

So sexy in a suit and that tophat is killer too. This is the first lesbian movie kiss in cinema history by the way :) YAY Marlene

[Brangienn]

her smoking is alluring!she's so hot when she's keeping her hand in the pocket,marlene's sexy

[SLACKER614]

Beautiful, indeed!

[beeswaxer]

i always loved this part wow the kiss I am going to do painting of this part wow wow

Thank's John it really great.

[Irenextreme]

Great Video!

Wonderful Marlene!!

Thanks for uploading!