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This accurate historical novel of Baron Ungern-Sternberg's last days is for readers whose literary will power is as strong as their stomachs. Written in the tradition of the conventional Russian novel, with almost eye-witness vividness, it ranks in intensity if not in scope with Sholokhov's And Quiet Flows the Don, Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front...
...biting comedy yet written about Hollywood. After its preview, violent protests were made by rival organizations. Twentieth Century-Fox felt uneasiness because Joan Blondell burlesques Shirley Temple singing "The Good Ship Lolly-pop." Report had it that the character of Director Koslofski was a damaging caricature of Josef von Sternberg. Trade papers tittered that Stand-In laughed at the motion picture industry. The last is true, but the laughter is large, warming and contagious. Stand-in is not an acrid satire like Once in a Lifetime or Boy Meets Girl, but a panel of broad, sure dimensions. It shows...
...Atop Wertheim's department store in Berlin a brand-new Swastika flag flew triumphantly. It was a signal that this Jewish firm was now completely "Aryan." The firm's top men, Jew Georg Wertheim. Jew Fritz Sternberg, had been removed on Government orders...
Incognito as "the Countess & Count von Sternberg," they had brought 21 pieces of luggage including two gramophones, six pairs of skis. Their Royal Highnesses publicly drank whiskey & soda at teatime, insisted on Polish dishes (item: hare in cream with beets) in the dining room. While Bridegroom Bernhard ski-jored behind a sleigh, Bride Juliana skied on a practice slope before a trainer and 47 cameramen, good-naturedly taking frequent spills and crying the only two Polish words she had learned: "Don't photograph!" Considering how ably the world press can hound romantic couples when it wants to, world press...
...less remarkable than her relationship to von Sternberg is her family life. She is still married to Rudolf Sieber. He followed her to the U. S., bringing little Maria, after Marlene's establishment at Paramount, helps her in many ways. He soothes her in emergencies, advises her on parts, costumes and household matters. They have occasionally been seen together publicly-Sieber with a feminine companion, Dietrich escorted by her current favorite. She seeks her husband's advice on business but leaves final decisions to her agent, Harry Eddington...