The Blue Angel (1930)

I had started watching the English version of this but quickly switched to the superior German. Partially it was a better print, but also the story and actors seemed more naturally fit for German. Marlene Dietrich is shrewd and seductive as a cabaret singer performing at the titular location, but Emil Jannings is genius portraying the fall of a prim, sheltered teacher who spirals downward after meeting Dietrich’s character. It’s a shame the direction Jannings and his career not long after this film.