"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
as Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones
Herbert Marshall
as Edward 'Ned' Faraday
Cary Grant
as Nick Townsend
Dickie Moore
as Johnny Faraday
Gene Morgan
as Ben Smith
Rita La Roy
as 'Taxi Belle' Hooper
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Dan O'Connor
Sidney Toler
as Detective Wilson
Morgan Wallace
as Dr. Pierce
Al Bridge
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
as Helen's Maid in France (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham
as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
as Joe, Hiker (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
as Cora, Helen's Maid in New Orleans (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
as (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Francis Sayles
as Charlie Blaine (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Émile Chautard
as Chautard, Cabaret Manager in France (uncredited)
Clifford Dempsey
as Judge in New Orleans (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
as Helen Faraday in Gorilla Suit (uncredited)
Robert Graves
Elsa Janssen
as Gossiping Tenant (uncredited)
Bessie Lyle
as Viola, Hotel Maid in Norfolk (uncredited)
Charles Morton
as Bob, Hiker (uncredited)
Evelyn Preer
Gertrude Short
as Sally, Receptionist at Talent Agency (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
as Henry Johnson (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Hotel Manager in Baltimore (uncredited)
Kent Taylor
as Hiker (uncredited)
Jerry Tucker
Lloyd Whitlock
James Kilgannon
as Landlord (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
as Landlady (uncredited)
Harold Berquist
as Angry Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
Mildred Washington
as Dancer (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
as Charlie, the Bartender (uncredited)
Josef von Sternberg
Director
S.K. Lauren
Writer
Jules Furthman
Lucien Ballard
Assistant Camera
Paul Ivano
Camera Operator
Harry D. English
Sound Designer
Costume Design
Joe Egli
Casting Assistant
Neal Beckner
William Rand
Benny Mayer
Producer
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Paul Marquardt
Original Music Composer
Fred A. Datig
Casting
W. Franke Harling
Mel Ballerino
John Leipold
Editor
Travis Banton
Wiard B. Ihnen
Art Direction
Oscar Potoker