History Film / TheBlueAngel

''The Blue Angel'' received an English-language remake by Edward Dmytryk in 1959, starring Creator/CurdJurgens and May Britt. The remake followed the original closely, except for changing the ending. It was not well-received by critics.

** And then there's them ganging up on the ''one'' boy among them who ''does'' respect the Professor--they frame him for carrying photos of Lola, and later [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown pound him to a bloody pulp]] for no discernable reason.

* YourCheatingHeart: While performing his act, Rath sees Lola kissing the strongman; this enrages him to insanity.

* {{Adorkable}}: The Professor when he first meets Lola Lola: he stumbles over words and seems altogether fummoxed by her, yet still tries to be polite and a gentleman...even when he accuses her of corrupting his students' morals. It's actually rather charming, which only makes his eventual fall seem all the worse.

** The bird at the beginning foreshadows [[spoiler:the fate of the professor. Much like the professor, he dies after years of being caged. Both of them have outlived their usefulness]]; the housekeeper notes that the bird hasn't sang in years anyway.

''The Blue Angel'' received an English-language remake by Edward Dmytryk in 1959, starring Creator/CurtJurgens and May Britt. The remake followed the original closely, except for changing the ending. It was not well-received by critics.

''The Blue Angel'' received an English-language remake by Edward Dmytryk in 1959, starring Curt Jurgens and May Britt. The remake followed the original closely, except for changing the ending. It was not well-received by critics.

* AdaptationalHeroism: The Professor is a far more sympathetic character in the film than in the novel. In the film, he's merely a SternTeacher while in the book he's a SadistTeacher who hates all of his students, and delights in punishing them. In the film, after he's fired from his school, he's reduced to performing as a clown in in Lola's troupe; in the novel, he starts a gambling ring. [[spoiler: The film ends his tragic DeathByDespair, while the novel ends with his arrest.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: The Professor is a far more sympathetic character in the film than in the novel. In the film, he's merely a SternTeacher while in the film he's a SadistTeacher who hates all of his students, and delights in punishing them. In the film, after he's fired from his school, he's reduced to performing as a clown in in Lola's troupe; in the novel, he starts a gambling ring. [[spoiler: The film ends his tragic DeathByDespair, while the novel ends with his arrest.]]

* DeathByDespair: [[Rath at the end. When he lost everything, he returns to his old classroom, and dies clutching the desk.]]