4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

On this date, 128 years ago, the great cinematic stylist Josef von Sternberg was born in Vienna.  Von Sternberg would become one of the great directors of both the silent and the early sound era and is today best remembered for his many collaborations with Marlene Dietrich.  

It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Josef von Sternberg Films

Underworld (1927, dir by Josef von Sternberg, DP: Bert Glennon)

The Blue Angel (1930, dir by Josef von Sternberg, DP: Gunther Rittau)

Shanghai Express (1932, dir by Josef von Sternberg, DP: Lee Garmes and James Wong Howe)

The Scarlet Empress (1934, dir by Josef von Sternberg, DP: Bert Glennon)