

Blonde Venus
DirectorJosef von Sternberg
“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.
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Cast

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)
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