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Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

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

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

23 September 1932

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Francis Sayles

Charlie Blaine (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Émile Chautard

Émile Chautard

Chautard, Cabaret Manager in France (uncredited)

Clifford Dempsey

Clifford Dempsey

Judge in New Orleans (uncredited)

Charles Gemora

Charles Gemora

Helen Faraday in Gorilla Suit (uncredited)

Robert Graves

Robert Graves

(uncredited)

Elsa Janssen

Elsa Janssen

Gossiping Tenant (uncredited)

Bessie Lyle

Bessie Lyle

Viola, Hotel Maid in Norfolk (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

Charles R. Moore

Charlie, the Bartender (uncredited)

Charles Morton

Charles Morton

Bob, Hiker (uncredited)

Evelyn Preer

Evelyn Preer

(uncredited)

Gertrude Short

Gertrude Short

Sally, Receptionist at Talent Agency (uncredited)

Pat Somerset

Pat Somerset

Henry Johnson (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Hotel Manager in Baltimore (uncredited)

Kent Taylor

Kent Taylor

Hiker (uncredited)

Jerry Tucker

Jerry Tucker

(uncredited)

Lloyd Whitlock

Lloyd Whitlock

(uncredited)

James Kilgannon

James Kilgannon

Landlord (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Landlady (uncredited)

Harold Berquist

Harold Berquist

Angry Man in Nightclub (uncredited)

Mildred Washington

Mildred Washington

Dancer (uncredited)

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