Marlene Dietrich shot at Babelsberg film studios. Josef von Sternberg directed the film and thereafter took credit for having "discovered" Dietrich. The film is also noteworthy for having introduced Dietrich's signature song "Falling in Love Again", which she recorded for Electrola and later made further recordings in the 1930s for Polydor and Decca Records. In 1930, on the strength of "The Blue Angel's" international success, and with encouragement and promotion from Josef von Sternberg, who was already established in Hollywood, Dietrich moved to the United States under contract to Paramount Pictures, the US film distributor of "The Blue Angel". The studio sought
Marlene Dietrich the filming of "Destry Rides Again", Dietrich started a love affair with co-star James Stewart, which ended after filming. In 1938, Dietrich met and began a relationship with writer Erich Maria Remarque, and in 1941, the French actor and military hero Jean Gabin. Their romance began when both were supporting the Allied troops in World War II. The relationship ended in the mid-1940s. In the early 1940s, Dietrich also had an affair with John Wayne, her co-star in three films (Seven Sinners, Pittsburgh, The Spoilers). Dietrich had a strong friendship with Orson Welles, who for her was a kind of