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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.
- Original title
- Blonde Venus
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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CinemaSerf
Jun 13, 2022 · via TMDB
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.
talisencrw
Feb 26, 2016 · via TMDB
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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Marlene Dietrich
Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones
Herbert Marshall
Edward 'Ned' Faraday
Cary Grant
Nick Townsend
Dickie Moore
Johnny Faraday
Gene Morgan
Ben Smith
Rita La Roy
'Taxi Belle' Hooper
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Dan O'Connor
Sidney Toler
Detective Wilson
Morgan Wallace
Dr. Pierce
Al Bridge
Bouncer (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
Helen's Maid in France (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham
Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
Joe, Hiker (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
(uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
(uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Émile Chautard
Chautard, Cabaret Manager in France (uncredited)
Clifford Dempsey
Judge in New Orleans (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
Helen Faraday in Gorilla Suit (uncredited)
Robert Graves
(uncredited)
Elsa Janssen
Gossiping Tenant (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Bob, Hiker (uncredited)
Evelyn Preer
(uncredited)
Gertrude Short
Sally, Receptionist at Talent Agency (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
Henry Johnson (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Hotel Manager in Baltimore (uncredited)
Kent Taylor
Hiker (uncredited)
Jerry Tucker
(uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock
(uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Landlady (uncredited)
Mildred Washington
Dancer (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
Charlie, the Bartender (uncredited)
Lucien Ballard
Assistant Camera
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Charles Gemora
Costume Design
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Josef von Sternberg
Director
Josef von Sternberg
Editor
Josef von Sternberg
Producer
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
Josef von Sternberg
Writer
Jules Furthman
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