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Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus (1932)

6.8 ? Sep 23, 1932 1h 33m
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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.

Genres

Drama

Release Date

September 23, 1932

Rating

6.8 /10

Runtime

1h 33m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Edward 'Ned' Faraday

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Nick Townsend

Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore

Johnny Faraday

Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Ben Smith

Rita La Roy

Rita La Roy

'Taxi Belle' Hooper

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Dan O'Connor

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Detective Wilson

Morgan Wallace

Morgan Wallace

Dr. Pierce

Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Bouncer (uncredited)

Marcelle Corday

Marcelle Corday

Helen's Maid in France (uncredited)

Cecil Cunningham

Cecil Cunningham

Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Holloway

Joe, Hiker (uncredited)

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

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

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

(uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

(uncredited)

Francis Sayles

Charlie Blaine (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Émile Chautard

Émile Chautard

Chautard, Cabaret Manager in France (uncredited)

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talisencrw

9.0/10

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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CinemaSerf

7.0/10

Jun 13, 2022

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.

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