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Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus Leipold, Paul Marquardt and Oscar Potoker, and the cine-
matography by Bert Glennon.
Dietrich performs three musical numbers in this film,
including the now-obscure "You Little So-and-So" (music
and lyrics by Sam Coslow and Leo Robin) and "I Couldn’t
Be Annoyed" (music and lyrics by Leo Robin and Richard
A. Whiting). The highlight is perhaps "Hot Voodoo" (mu-
sic by Ralph Rainger, lyrics by Sam Coslow), which is
nearly 8 minutes long and mostly instrumental, featuring
jazz trumpet and drums. Dietrich sings the lyrics toward
the end of this sequence, which takes place in a night-
club.
This movie predates She Done Him Wrong by a year, al-
though Mae West claimed to have discovered Cary Grant
for that film, elaborating that up until then Grant had on-
ly made "some tests with starlets", an assertion rejected
by some other actresses, including Sylvia Sidney.[citation
needed]
French film poster for contemporary "classics" series
Plot
American chemist Ned Faraday marries a German enter-
Directed by Josef von Sternberg
tainer and starts a family. However, he becomes poisoned
Produced by Josef von Sternberg with Radium and needs an expensive treatment in Ger-
Written by Jules Furthman
many to have any chance at being cured. Wife Helen re-
S. K. Lauren turns to night club work to attempt to raise the money
and becomes popular as the "Blonde Venus". In an effort
Starring Marlene Dietrich
to get enough money sooner, she prostitutes herself to
Herbert Marshall
Cary Grant millionaire Nick Townsend.
Dickie Moore While Ned is away in Europe, she continues with Nick
but when Ned returns cured, he discovers her infidelity.
Music by W. Franke Harling
Now Ned despises Helen but she grabs son Johnny and
John Leipold
Paul Marquardt lives on the run, just one step ahead of the Missing Per-
Oscar Potoker sons Bureau. When they do finally catch her, she loses
her son to Ned. Once again she returns to entertaining,
Cinematography Bert Glennon
this time in Paris, and her fame once again brings her
Distributed by Paramount Pictures and Townsend together. Helen and Nick return to Amer-
ica engaged, but she is irresistibly drawn back to her son
Release date(s) 16 September 1932 (U.S.)
and Ned, and must decide which life she truly belongs in.
Running time 93 min
Country United States Cast
Language English • Marlene Dietrich as Helen Faraday/Helen Jones
• Herbert Marshall as Edward ’Ned’ Faraday
Blonde Venus is a 1932 is a Pre-Code drama film starring • Cary Grant as Nick Townsend
Marlene Dietrich and Cary Grant. The movie was pro- • Dickie Moore as Johnny Faraday
duced and directed for Paramount Pictures by Josef von • Gene Morgan as Ben Smith
Sternberg with a screenplay by Jules Furthman and S. K. • Rita La Roy as Taxi Belle Hooper
Lauren adapted from a story by Furthman and von Stern- • Robert Emmett O’Connor as Dan O’Connor
berg. The music score was by W. Franke Harling, John • Sidney Toler as Detective Wilson
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• Morgan Wallace as Dr Pierce • Bessie Lyle as Grace (uncredited)
• Clarence Muse as Charlie, the Bartender • Hattie McDaniel as Cora, Helen’s Maid in New
(unconfirmed) Orleans (uncredited)
• Andrea Palma (Dietrich stunt double, uncredited) • Charles Morton as Bob (uncredited)
• Eric Alden as Guard (uncredited) • Dennis O’Keefe as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Harold Berquist as Big Fellow (uncredited) • Evelyn Preer as Viola (uncredited)
• Al Bridge as Bouncer (uncredited) • Dewey Robinson as Greek Restaurant Owner
• Glen Cavender as Ship’s Officer (uncredited) (uncredited)
• Emile Chautard as Chautard, French Nightclub • Francis Sayles as Charlie Blaine (uncredited)
Manager (uncredited) • Ferdinand Schumann-Heink as Henry (uncredited)
• Davison Clark as Bartender Bringing Two Beers • Gertrude Short as Receptionist (uncredited)
(uncredited) • Pat Somerset as Companion (uncredited)
• Marcelle Corday as Helen’s Maid in France • Larry Steers as Hotel Manager in Baltimore
(uncredited) (uncredited)
• Cecil Cunningham as Norfolk Woman Manager • Kent Taylor as Minor Role (uncredited)
(uncredited) • Jerry Tucker as Otto (uncredited)
• Clifford Dempsey as Judge in Paris Nightclub Talking • Mildred Washington as Viola, the Maid (uncredited)
to Nick (uncredited) • Lloyd Whitlock as Baltimore Manager (uncredited)
• Bess Flowers as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Mary Gordon as Landlady (uncredited)
• Robert Graves as La Farge (uncredited)
External links
• Sterling Holloway as Joe, Hiker (uncredited) • Blonde Venus at the Internet Movie Database
• Elsa Janssen as Gossip (uncredited) • Blonde Venus at AllRovi
• James Kilgannon as Janitor (uncredited) • Reprints of historic reviews, photo gallery at
• Brady Kline as New Orleans Policeman (uncredited) CaryGrant.net
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Categories:
• 1932 films
• American films
• Paramount Pictures films
• Films directed by Josef von Sternberg
• Black-and-white films
• English-language films
• Films made before the MPAA Production Code
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