Contemporary,viewers,who,go,into,Dishonored,expecting,a,musty,,dated,espionage,melodrama,will,be,in,for,a,surprise.,Marlene,Dietrich,delivers,a,subtle,and,witty,performance,as,a,Viennese,prostitute,who,offers,her,services,as,a,spy,during,WWI.,As,\"Agent,X-27\",our,heroine,proves,invaluable,to,her,superiors,,seducing,and,betraying,enemy,officers,with,the,greatest,of,ease.,But,when,she,falls,in,love,with,Russian,spy,Lt.,Kranau,(Victor,McLaglen),,she,permits,him,to,escape,her,clutches,,and,as,a,consequence,is,sentenced,to,be,executed.,Ever,the,mistress,of,her,own,fate,,\"X-27\",stands,proud,and,tall,before,the,firing,squad,,even,comforting,the,officer,in,charge,(Barry,Norton),who,can‘t,bring,himself,to,shoot,a,woman.,The,scenes,between,Dietrich,and,bemedalled,general,Warner,Oland,are,in,themselves,worthy,of,the,admission,price;,equally,as,entertaining,is,the,brief,sequence,in,which,the,jaded,heroine,disguises,herself,as,a,zaftig,peasant,girl.
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