Storyline

Idealistic Iowa congresswoman Phoebe Frost (Jean Arthur) touches down in postwar Berlin on a fact-finding mission about legendary cabaret singer Erika von Schlütow (Marlene Dietrich), long rumored to be the former mistress of one or more high-ranking Nazi leaders and now reportedly intimately involved with an unidentified American military officer. Frost falls for her military escort, Captain John Pringle (John Lund), unaware that the handsome American is the singer's secret paramour.

Plot Keywords

congresswoman, military officer, singer, witty, engaging, berlin, nightclub, military base, office, nazism, world war ii, political corruption, love triangle, love, quest, transformation, 1940s

Short Review

While there are undeniable flourishes of Wilder's genius throughout, the film is more of an inconsistent, mixed bag than most of his great works.

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