Directed by Josef Von Sternberg and starring John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith and the luminous Marlene Dietrich – named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time – THE SCARLET EMPRESS (1934) charts the epic rise of Catherine the Great and, according to the film’s own credits,...

Directed by Josef Von Sternberg and starring Anna May Wong, Clive Brook and the luminous Marlene Dietrich – named by the American Film Institute among the greatest screen legends of all time – SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932) charts a fraught journey by train during the Chinese Civil War. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about SHANGHAI...