"If we had to invent someone to be the ideal woman we would have to invent Dietrich. She threw herself into the part with gritty determination, approaching it, as if she thought her career depended on it"
Billy Wilder on Marlene Dietrich ~ Witness For The Prosecution (1957) #botd
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Isn't she magnificent. When I watch classic movies I am often so impressed with the female performances. Their power & presence is just fantastic.
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I think that end is perfect, just perfect when Vole tells her he’s dumping her. The look on her face, she played us all and he did too! She pretended to despise him and he pretended to be innocent fool. Then he acted over the top innocent Vole that would NEVER kill anyone
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