Blonde Venus

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.

Cast

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)

Reviews

talisencrw

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...

CinemaSerf

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 ca...

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