Blonde Venus
What could she do but flee from love? She loved two men at once!
6.8(149) 1932-09-23 93 minDrama
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.
DirectorJosef von Sternberg
WriterS.K. Lauren
WriterJules Furthman
WriterJosef von Sternberg
ProducerJosef von Sternberg
Original Music ComposerPaul Marquardt
Original Music ComposerW. Franke Harling
Original Music ComposerJohn Leipold
Cast & characters
Marlene Dietrich
as Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones
Herbert Marshall
as Edward 'Ned' Faraday
Cary Grant
as Nick Townsend
Dickie Moore
as Johnny Faraday
Gene Morgan
as Ben Smith
Rita La Roy
as 'Taxi Belle' Hooper
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Dan O'Connor
Sidney Toler
as Detective Wilson
Morgan Wallace
as Dr. Pierce
Al Bridge
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
as Helen's Maid in France (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
as Joe, Hiker (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
as Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
as (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as (uncredited)
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Francis Sayles
as Charlie Blaine (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Émile Chautard
as Chautard, Cabaret Manager in France (uncredited)
Clifford Dempsey
as Judge in New Orleans (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
as Helen Faraday in Gorilla Suit (uncredited)
Robert Graves
as (uncredited)
Elsa Janssen
as Gossiping Tenant (uncredited)
