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A FOREIGN AFFAIR
Marlene Dietrich:
The story takes place in bombed-out Germany, in the room of
a poor girl who can't afford a sofa, much less a living room.
But it was expressly forbidden that two persons of different
sex should sit on the same bed, even when it was properly
covered.
Billy Wilder smiled over these remarks, nodded his head approvingly
several times and promised to make all necessary changes.
I remember that his assurances made me angry. I also loudly
expressed my anger, whereupon Billy Wilder announced: 'Lunch
break! And all of you better be back here in an hour!'
Billy Wilder wasn't at all annoyed. He pondered the matter,
gave his imagination free rein and solved the problem while
we were eating lunch. The scenery was rearranged and he was
ready to shoot, laughing and joking as always. Afterwards
he told me that the studio's moral apostle had actually done
him a service when he compelled him to restructure the scene.
Excerpt from Marlene Dietrich: My Life.© 1987 by
Marlene Dietrich. Reprinted by permission of M. Dietrich,
Inc.
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