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 with the Operation Entertainment Medal. The French Government made her a (later upgraded to ) of the and a Commandeur of the . Her other awards include the Medallion of Honor of the State of Israel, the Fashion Foundation of America award and a (Belgium). Dietrich is referenced in a number of popular 20th century songs, including Rodgers and Hart's "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (1935), Peter Sarstedt's "Where Do You Go To, My Lovely?" (1969), Suzanne Vega's "Marlene On The Wall" (1985), and Madonna’s "Vogue" (1990). In 2000 a German biopic film "Marlene" was made, directed by