The Song of Songs
One of the world's great love stories comes to the star who can make it live
1933 | 90m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Rouben Mamoulian |
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| Writer: | Leo Birinski, Benjamin Glazer, Edwin Justus Mayer, Hermann Sudermann, Rouben Mamoulian, Samuel Hoffenstein |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 19, 1933 |
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| Director: | Rouben Mamoulian |
| Writer: | Leo Birinski, Benjamin Glazer, Edwin Justus Mayer, Hermann Sudermann, Rouben Mamoulian, Samuel Hoffenstein |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | love triangle, naivety, love, lust, extramarital affair, pre-code, sculptor, nude modeling |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Marlene Dietrich | Lily Czepanek |
| Brian Aherne | Richard Waldow |
| Lionel Atwill | Baron von Merzbach |
| Alison Skipworth | Mme Rasmussen |
| Hardie Albright | Von Prell |
| Helen Freeman | Fräulein Von Schwertfeger |
| Max Barwyn | Matire D' |
| Adrienne D'Ambricourt | French Teacher |
| Name | Job |
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| Leo Birinski | Screenplay |
| Victor Milner | Director of Photography |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Harry D. Mills | Sound |
| Benjamin Glazer | Writer |
| Edwin Justus Mayer | Writer |
| Hermann Sudermann | Novel |
| Edward Sheldon | Theatre Play |
| Eugene Richee | Still Photographer |
| Robert Rhea | Assistant Camera |
| Rouben Mamoulian | Writer, Director |
| Samuel Hoffenstein | Screenplay |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
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