Blonde Venus
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.
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)
Sterling Holloway
Joe, Hiker (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
(uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
(uncredited)
Francis Sayles
Charlie Blaine (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Émile Chautard
Chautard, Cabaret Manager in France (uncredited)
Clifford Dempsey
Judge in New Orleans (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
Helen Faraday in Gorilla Suit (uncredited)
Robert Graves
(uncredited)
Elsa Janssen
Gossiping Tenant (uncredited)
Bessie Lyle
Viola, Hotel Maid in Norfolk (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Bob, Hiker (uncredited)
Evelyn Preer
(uncredited)
Gertrude Short
Sally, Receptionist at Talent Agency (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
Henry Johnson (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Hotel Manager in Baltimore (uncredited)
Kent Taylor
Hiker (uncredited)
Jerry Tucker
(uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock
(uncredited)
James Kilgannon
Landlord (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Landlady (uncredited)
Harold Berquist
Angry Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
Mildred Washington
Dancer (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
Charlie, the Bartender (uncredited)
Josef von Sternberg
Director
Jules Furthman
Writer
S.K. Lauren
Writer
Josef von Sternberg
Writer
Harry D. English
Sound Designer
Lucien Ballard
Assistant Camera
Paul Ivano
Camera Operator
Joe Egli
Casting Assistant
Charles Gemora
Costume Design
William Rand
Camera Operator
Benny Mayer
Camera Operator
Neal Beckner
Assistant Camera
Josef von Sternberg
Producer
W. Franke Harling
Original Music Composer
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
Paul Marquardt
Original Music Composer
Oscar Potoker
Original Music Composer
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Josef von Sternberg
Editor
Mel Ballerino
Casting
Fred A. Datig
Casting
Wiard B. Ihnen
Art Direction
Travis Banton
Costume Design