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Blonde Venus

  • 1932
  • United States
  • feature film - Drama
  • 93 min.
  • no shooting in Berlin / Berlin story line

Cast

Actor/-ess
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 OConnor
Sidney Toler (Detective Wilson)
Morgan Wallace (Dr. Pierce)
Eric Alden (Guard)
Harold Berquist (Big Fellow)
Al Bridge (Bouncer)
Glen Cavender (Ship's Officer)
Emile Chautard (Chautard, French Nightclub Manager)
Davison Clark (Bartender Bringing Two Beers)
Marcelle Corday (Helen's Maid in France)
Cecil Cunningham (Norfolk Woman Manager)
Clifford Dempsey (Judge in Paris Nightclub)
Charles Gemora (Helen Faraday in Gorilla Suit)
Mary Gordon (Landlady)
Robert Graves (La Farge)
Sterling Holloway (Joe, Hiker)
Elsa Janssen (Gossip)
James Kilgannon (Janitor)
Brady Kline (New Orleans Policeman)
Bessie Lyle (Grace)
Hattie McDaniel (Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans)
Charles Morton (Bob)
Evelyn Preer (Viola)
Dewey Robinson (Greek Restaurant Owner)
Francis Sayles (Charlie Blaine)
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink (Henry)
Gertrude Short (Henry)
Gertrude Short (Receptionist)
Pat Somerset (Companion)
Larry Steers (Hotel Manager in Baltimore)
Jerry Tucker (Otto)
Mildred Washington (Viola, the Maid)
Lloyd Whitlock (Baltimore Manager)
Bess Flowers
Dennis O'Keefe
Kent Taylor

Direction

Director
Josef von Sternberg

Camera & Light

Director of photography
Bert Glennon
Camera operator
Benny Mayer
William Rand
Paul Ivano
Assistant camera / focus puller
Lucien Ballard
Neal Beckner

Decor

Production design
Wiard Ihnen
Make-up artist
Travis Banton
Costume design
Charles Gemora (gorilla costume creator)
Andrea Palma (Miss Dietrich's hats)

Production

Producer
Josef von Sternberg

Companies

Production company
Paramount Pictures