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Drama

Blonde Venus

- What could she do but flee from love? She loved two men at once!

In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.

Release Date : 1932-09-23

Language :GermanEnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Marlene Dietrich

Character Name : Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones

Original Name : Marlene Dietrich

Gender : Female

Herbert Marshall

Character Name : Edward 'Ned' Faraday

Original Name : Herbert Marshall

Gender : Male

Cary Grant

Character Name : Nick Townsend

Original Name : Cary Grant

Gender : Male

Dickie Moore

Character Name : Johnny Faraday

Original Name : Dickie Moore

Gender : Male

Gene Morgan

Character Name : Ben Smith

Original Name : Gene Morgan

Gender : Male

Rita La Roy

Character Name : 'Taxi Belle' Hooper

Original Name : Rita La Roy

Gender : Female

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Character Name : Dan O'Connor

Original Name : Robert Emmett O'Connor

Gender : Male

Sidney Toler

Character Name : Detective Wilson

Original Name : Sidney Toler

Gender : Male

Morgan Wallace

Character Name : Dr. Pierce

Original Name : Morgan Wallace

Gender : Male

Al Bridge

Character Name : Bouncer (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Bridge

Gender : Male

Marcelle Corday

Character Name : Helen's Maid in France (uncredited)

Original Name : Marcelle Corday

Gender : Female

Cecil Cunningham

Character Name : Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)

Original Name : Cecil Cunningham

Gender : Female

Sterling Holloway

Character Name : Joe, Hiker (uncredited)

Original Name : Sterling Holloway

Gender : Male

Hattie McDaniel

Character Name : Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)

Original Name : Hattie McDaniel

Gender : Female

Dennis O'Keefe

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis O'Keefe

Gender : Male

Dewey Robinson

Character Name : Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

Original Name : Dewey Robinson

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Francis Sayles

Character Name : Charlie Blaine (uncredited)

Original Name : Francis Sayles

Gender : Male

Glen Cavender

Character Name : Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Glen Cavender

Gender : Male

Émile Chautard

Character Name : Chautard, Cabaret Manager in France (uncredited)

Original Name : Émile Chautard

Gender : Male

Clifford Dempsey

Character Name : Judge in New Orleans (uncredited)

Original Name : Clifford Dempsey

Gender : Male

Charles Gemora

Character Name : Helen Faraday in Gorilla Suit (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Gemora

Gender : Male

Robert Graves

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Graves

Gender : Male

Elsa Janssen

Character Name : Gossiping Tenant (uncredited)

Original Name : Elsa Janssen

Gender : Female

Bessie Lyle

Character Name : Viola, Hotel Maid in Norfolk (uncredited)

Original Name : Bessie Lyle

Gender : Male

Charles Morton

Character Name : Bob, Hiker (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Morton

Gender : Male

Evelyn Preer

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Evelyn Preer

Gender : Female

Gertrude Short

Character Name : Sally, Receptionist at Talent Agency (uncredited)

Original Name : Gertrude Short

Gender : Female

Pat Somerset

Character Name : Henry Johnson (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Somerset

Gender : Male

Larry Steers

Character Name : Hotel Manager in Baltimore (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Steers

Gender : Male

Kent Taylor

Character Name : Hiker (uncredited)

Original Name : Kent Taylor

Gender : Male

Jerry Tucker

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Tucker

Gender : Male

Lloyd Whitlock

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Lloyd Whitlock

Gender : Male

James Kilgannon

Character Name : Landlord (uncredited)

Original Name : James Kilgannon

Gender : Male

Mary Gordon

Character Name : Landlady (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Gordon

Gender : Female

Harold Berquist

Character Name : Angry Man in Nightclub (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Berquist

Gender : Male

Mildred Washington

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Mildred Washington

Gender : Female

Oscar Smith

Character Name : Charlie, the Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Oscar Smith

Gender : Male

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

It's mesmerizing to watch von Sternberg and Dietrich at work in this melodrama, and fun to watch both her and Cary Grant in early roles before they became household names and cinematic legends. One can't help but sense the parallel between this story (Helen giving up her family to be a star) and her real life, as von Sternberg told her to give up her family and life in Germany as he would take her to America and make her a star.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-13

Definitely one of Marlene Dietrich's more sensitive and powerful - though not sentimental - performances as a wife and mother whose husband (Herbert Marshall) becomes ill with Radium poisoning. Faced with mounting bills for his expensive treatment in Germany, she returns to her previous work as a cabaret singer and is soon involved with millionaire "Nick Townsend" (Cary Grant). Marshall is heartbroken to discover her infidelity and there ensues a sort of cat-and-mouse game as she and her son flee and try to stay one step ahead of her chasing husband and authorities. The three principals deliver strong performances and who will ever forget "Hot Voodoo" performed in the gorilla costume? The son (Dickie Moore) is quite cute and albeit briefly, contributes to the tensions later in the film quite convincingly. Allegedly, the censors had a field day with this but what is left still flows well under Von Sternberg's able, if not exactly flamboyant, direction.