▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁So on ▁there after , ▁Al bers ▁played ▁big - mouth ed ▁strong ▁man ▁Maz e ppa ▁alongside ▁Mar l ene ▁Diet rich ▁in ▁her ▁star - making ▁classic ▁Der ▁bla ue ▁Engel ▁( The ▁Blue ▁Angel ). ▁Al bers ▁himself ▁shot ▁to ▁fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁with ▁the ▁movie ▁The ▁Co pper ▁and ▁constantly ▁en hanced ▁his ▁star ▁status ▁with ▁similar ▁dare dev il ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁He ▁was ▁probably ▁at ▁his ▁best ▁when ▁te amed - up ▁with ▁fellow ▁German ▁movie ▁legend ▁Hein z ▁R üh mann , ▁as ▁in ▁Bomb s ▁on ▁Monte ▁Carlo ▁( 1 9 3 1 ) ▁and ▁Der ▁Mann , ▁der ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁war ▁( 1 9 3 7 ). ▁Many ▁of ▁Al bers ' ▁songs ▁from ▁his ▁mov ies ▁became ▁huge ▁hits ▁and ▁some ▁even ▁remain ▁popular ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Naz is ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁Al bers ▁and ▁his ▁Jewish ▁girl friend ▁Hans i ▁Burg ▁moved ▁to ▁Lake ▁St arn berg ▁in ▁Bav aria . ▁While ▁Al bers ▁himself ▁never ▁showed ▁public ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Naz i ▁regime , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁actor ▁under ▁Naz i ▁rule . ▁The ▁actor ▁never theless , ▁avoided ▁an ▁over ly ▁close ▁association ▁in ▁public . ▁As ▁the ▁ult imate ▁sign ▁of ▁his ▁popular ity