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

1932

1h 33m

6.8(136 votes)

Drama

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.

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38 members

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Marlene Dietrich

Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones

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Herbert Marshall

Edward 'Ned' Faraday

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Cary Grant

Nick Townsend

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Dickie Moore

Johnny Faraday

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Gene Morgan

Ben Smith

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Rita La Roy

'Taxi Belle' Hooper

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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Dan O'Connor

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Sidney Toler

Detective Wilson

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Morgan Wallace

Dr. Pierce

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Al Bridge

Bouncer (uncredited)

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Marcelle Corday

Helen's Maid in France (uncredited)

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Cecil Cunningham

Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)

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Sterling Holloway

Joe, Hiker (uncredited)

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Hattie McDaniel

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

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Dennis O'Keefe

(uncredited)

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Dewey Robinson

Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

(uncredited)

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Francis Sayles

Charlie Blaine (uncredited)

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Glen Cavender

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

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Émile Chautard

Chautard, Cabaret Manager in France (uncredited)

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Clifford Dempsey

Judge in New Orleans (uncredited)

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Charles Gemora

Helen Faraday in Gorilla Suit (uncredited)

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Robert Graves

(uncredited)

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Elsa Janssen

Gossiping Tenant (uncredited)

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Bessie Lyle

Viola, Hotel Maid in Norfolk (uncredited)

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Charles Morton

Bob, Hiker (uncredited)

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Evelyn Preer

(uncredited)

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Gertrude Short

Sally, Receptionist at Talent Agency (uncredited)

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Pat Somerset

Henry Johnson (uncredited)

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Larry Steers

Hotel Manager in Baltimore (uncredited)

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Kent Taylor

Hiker (uncredited)

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Jerry Tucker

(uncredited)

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Lloyd Whitlock

(uncredited)

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James Kilgannon

Landlord (uncredited)

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Mary Gordon

Landlady (uncredited)

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Harold Berquist

Angry Man in Nightclub (uncredited)

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Mildred Washington

Dancer (uncredited)

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Oscar Smith

Charlie, the Bartender (uncredited)

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