Dangers of the Engagement Period (German: Gefahren der Brautzeit) is a 1930 German silent comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Marlene Dietrich, Willi Forst, and Lotte Lorring.

Shot as a silent during September and October 1929, it was not released until February the following year, by which time sound films were increasingly dominant.

[2] While making the film, Dietrich was also appearing in a stage show alongside Hans Albers.

[3] It was her final film before her breakthrough role in The Blue Angel, which made her an international star and led to her departure for Hollywood.

During a railway journey, Baron van Geldern meets Evelyne, an attractive young woman travelling in the same carriage.