Blonde Venus
1932 · ★ 6.9 · Dir. Josef von Sternberg
What could she do but flee from love? She loved two men at once!
American chemist Ned Faraday marries a German entertainer and starts a family. However, he becomes poisoned with Radium and needs an expensive treatment in Germany to have any chance at being cured. Wife Helen returns to night club work to attempt to raise the money and becomes popular as the Blonde Venus. In an effort to get enough money sooner, she prostitutes herself to millionaire Nick Townsend.
- Released
- 1932-09-23
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- NR
- Language
- EN
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Marlene Dietrich
Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones
Herbert Marshall
Edward 'Ned' Faraday
Cary Grant
Nick Townsend
Dickie Moore
Johnny Faraday
Rita La Roy
'Taxi Belle' Hooper
Gene Morgan
Ben Smith
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Dan O'Connor
Sidney Toler
Detective Wilson
Morgan Wallace
Dr. Pierce
Clarence Muse
Charlie, the Bartender (unconfirmed)
Al Bridge
Bouncer (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
Helen's Maid in France (uncredited)
