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Which Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich film was a box-office hit in 1930?
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The Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich film that was a box-office hit in 1930 is Morocco.1
While Der blaue Engel (1930; The Blue Angel) was also released in 1930 and successfully catapulted Marlene Dietrich to stardom, it was the romantic adventure Moroccoāfilmed after the pair returned to the United Statesāthat is specifically noted as a box-office hit that year.21