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.
Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones
Marlene Dietrich
Edward 'Ned' Faraday
Herbert Marshall
Nick Townsend
Cary Grant
Johnny Faraday
Dickie Moore
Ben Smith
Gene Morgan
'Taxi Belle' Hooper
Rita La Roy
Dan O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Detective Wilson
Sidney Toler
Dr. Pierce
Morgan Wallace
Bouncer (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Helen's Maid in France (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham
Joe, Hiker (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
(uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
(uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Charlie Blaine (uncredited)
Francis Sayles
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Chautard, Cabaret Manager in France (uncredited)
Émile Chautard
Judge in New Orleans (uncredited)
Clifford Dempsey
Helen Faraday in Gorilla Suit (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
(uncredited)
Robert Graves
Gossiping Tenant (uncredited)
Elsa Janssen
Viola, Hotel Maid in Norfolk (uncredited)
Bessie Lyle
Bob, Hiker (uncredited)
Charles Morton
(uncredited)
Evelyn Preer
Sally, Receptionist at Talent Agency (uncredited)
Gertrude Short
Henry Johnson (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
Hotel Manager in Baltimore (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Hiker (uncredited)
Kent Taylor
(uncredited)
Jerry Tucker
(uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock
Landlord (uncredited)
James Kilgannon
Landlady (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Angry Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
Harold Berquist
Dancer (uncredited)
Mildred Washington
Charlie, the Bartender (uncredited)
Oscar Smith