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Blonde Venus( 1932)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Marlene Dietrich

      Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones

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      Herbert Marshall

      Edward 'Ned' Faraday

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      Cary Grant

      Nick Townsend

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      Dickie Moore

      Johnny Faraday

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      Gene Morgan

      Ben Smith

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      Rita La Roy

      'Taxi Belle' Hooper

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      Robert Emmett O'Connor

      Dan O'Connor

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      Sidney Toler

      Detective Wilson

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      Morgan Wallace

      Dr. Pierce

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      Al Bridge

      Bouncer (uncredited)

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      Marcelle Corday

      Helen's Maid in France (uncredited)

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      Cecil Cunningham

      Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)

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      Sterling Holloway

      Joe, Hiker (uncredited)

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      Hattie McDaniel

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

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      Dennis O'Keefe

      (uncredited)

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      Dewey Robinson

      Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

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      Bess Flowers

      (uncredited)

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      Francis Sayles

      Charlie Blaine (uncredited)

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      Glen Cavender

      Ship's Officer (uncredited)

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      Émile Chautard

      Chautard, Cabaret Manager in France (uncredited)

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      Clifford Dempsey

      Judge in New Orleans (uncredited)

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      Charles Gemora

      Helen Faraday in Gorilla Suit (uncredited)

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      Robert Graves

      (uncredited)

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      Elsa Janssen

      Gossiping Tenant (uncredited)

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      Bessie Lyle

      Viola, Hotel Maid in Norfolk (uncredited)

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      Charles Morton

      Bob, Hiker (uncredited)

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      Evelyn Preer

      (uncredited)

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      Gertrude Short

      Sally, Receptionist at Talent Agency (uncredited)

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      Pat Somerset

      Henry Johnson (uncredited)

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      Larry Steers

      Hotel Manager in Baltimore (uncredited)

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      Kent Taylor

      Hiker (uncredited)

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      Jerry Tucker

      (uncredited)

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      Lloyd Whitlock

      (uncredited)

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      James Kilgannon

      Landlord (uncredited)

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      Mary Gordon

      Landlady (uncredited)

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      Harold Berquist

      Angry Man in Nightclub (uncredited)

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      Mildred Washington

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Oscar Smith

      Charlie, the Bartender (uncredited)

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    A review by talisencrw

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    Written by talisencrw on Fri Feb 26 2016
    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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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • prostitute
    • love triangle
    • germany
    • nightclub
    • deceived husband
    • radium
    • romance
    • chemist
    • pre-code
    • nightclub singer
    • motherhood
    • nightclub entertainer
    • mother child separation
    • cabaret singer
    • kept woman
    • fallen woman
    • adulterous wife
    • wife leaves husband
    • sick husband