Top billed cast

1. 

   Marlene Dietrich

   Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones

2. 

   Herbert Marshall

   Edward 'Ned' Faraday

3. 

   Cary Grant

   Nick Townsend

4. 

   Dickie Moore

   Johnny Faraday

5. 

   Gene Morgan

   Ben Smith

6. 

   Rita La Roy

   'Taxi Belle' Hooper

7. 

   Robert Emmett O'Connor

   Dan O'Connor

8. 

   Sidney Toler

   Detective Wilson

9. 

   Morgan Wallace

   Dr. Pierce

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-13

Definitely one of Marlene Dietrich's more sensitive and powerful - though not sentimental - performances as a wife and mother whose husband (Herbert Marshall) becomes ill with Radium poisoning. Faced with mounting bills for his expensive treatment in Germany, she returns to her previous work as a cabaret singer and is soon involved with millionaire "Nick Townsend" (Cary Grant). Marshall is heartbroken to discover her infidelity and there ensues a sort of cat-and-mouse game as she and her son flee and try to stay one step ahead of her chasing husband and authorities. The three principals delive...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• prostitute
• love triangle
• germany
• nightclub
• deceived husband
• radium
• romance
• chemist
• pre-code
• nightclub singer
• motherhood
• nightclub entertainer
• mother child separation
• cabaret singer
• kept woman
• fallen woman
• adulterous wife
• wife leaves husband
• sick husband