Marlene Dietrich delivers a captivating performance as the scheming "Concha" in this entertaining, somewhat daring, comedy drama unfolding in Spain during the early 1900s. Lionel Atwill’s character, “Pasqualito,” narrates the story to the younger “Galvan” (played by Ceśar Romero), recounting her beauty and also highlighting her self-centeredness; he offers a clear caution about avoiding her. Despite vowing to heed th…

It’s rare to encounter movies from the period after the Hays Code that stick with you, but the collaborations between Marlene Dietrich and Josef Von Sternberg consistently manage to do just that, and this one is certainly among them. It was fortunate that Dietrich kept it in her personal collection because it was her favorite film, as it had been withdrawn from circulation due to objections from the Spanish governmen…