Blonde Venus
What could she do but flee from love? She loved two men at once!
Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Produced by Paramount Pictures
A pre-code melodrama about a woman torn between duty to her sick husband and survival, forced into moral compromise and separation from her child.
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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Ensemble
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)
Like Blonde Venus
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Same Mood as Blonde Venus
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Blonde Venus, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Blonde Venus, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Blonde Venus, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
