Blu-ray: Marlene Dietrich at Universal 1940-1942 | reviews, news & interviews Blu-ray: Marlene Dietrich at Universal 1940-1942 Blu-ray: Marlene Dietrich at Universal 1940-1942 Four films that tested the star's durability with the American public by Graham FullerSunday, 07 March 2021 Falling in love again: Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in 'Seven Sinners'Universal Her glory years as the muse of Josef von Sternberg long gone, Marlene Dietrich had been labelled “box-office poison” and was sulking on the French Riviera when the producer Joe Pasternak summoned her back to Hollywood to star opposite James Stewart in George Marshall's Destry Rides Again (1939). Her glory years as the muse of Josef von Sternberg long gone, Marlene Dietrich had been labelled “box-office poison” and was sulking on the French Riviera when the producer Joe Pasternak summoned her back to Hollywood to star opposite James Stewart in George Marshall's