Blonde Venus (1932)

7.1Passed93 minDirector: Josef von Sternberg

1932 film

Blonde Venus is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall and Cary Grant. It was produced, edited and directed by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by Jules Furthman and S. K. Lauren, adapted from a story by Furthman and von Sternberg. The original story "Mother Love" was written by Dietrich herself.

The musical score was by W. Franke Harling, John Leipold, Paul Marquardt and Oscar Potoker, with cinematography by Bert Glennon.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Blonde Venus about?
Blonde Venus (1932) — 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 p
Is Blonde Venus based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Blonde Venus scary?
Content rating: Passed. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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