Erich Pommer in Berlin, was produced in a German, English, French, Hungarian as well as a silent version. The film also created the Operetta film genre. The "Erich-Pommer-Produktion der Ufa" turned out several international box office hits in the following years, most notably Josef von Sternberg's "The Blue Angel" (1930), starring Marlene Dietrich. Among his productions was a series of popular musical comedies such as "Die Drei von der Tankstelle" and "Der Kongreß tanzt" / "Congress Dances" and the science fiction spectacle "F.P.1", which was shot in three language versions. After the Nazi Party came to power early in 1933, UFA rescinded
Marlene Dietrich platonic love and whom she considered a genius. She also had an affair with Cuban-American writer Mercedes de Acosta, who claimed to be Greta Garbo's lover. "Sewing circle" was a phrase used by Dietrich to describe the underground, closeted lesbian and bisexual film actresses and their relationships in Hollywood. In the supposed "Marlene's Sewing Circle" are mentioned the names of other close friends such as Ann Warner (the wife of Jack L. Warner, one of the owners of the Warner studios), Lili Damita (an old friend of Marlene's from Berlin and the wife of Errol Flynn), Claudette Colbert, and Dolores