Product: Golden Earrings [VHS] (1947)
Rating: 4.0
A Gypsy Song
The film opens on a man (Ray Milland) who is the subject of rumor among other men staying at the same hotel. He recieves a package: a pair of large gold hoop earrings. He smiles, but it is hard to tell whether he is happy or feeling bittersweetly. Then someone finally asks him about the rumors and the story unfolds.This man is an Englishman working against the Nazis just before the official beginning of WWII. He is almost caught and must reach a contact point for more information. However, with men chasing him, he needs some way to throw them off. He stumbles upon a singing gypsy (Marlene Dietrich) who believes the spirits have sent him to her. She does all she can not only to convert him to her gypsy ways but to also make him fall in love with her.This film is definitly not heavily influenced by wartime sentiments. It is more of a romance than anything, very lighthearted and sweet.And how could you not enjoy seeing Dietrich as a pushy gypsy?