Hot Chocolate and Vegetable Soup
Marlene Dietrich and Cary Grant? No, Marlene Dietrich and Herbert Marshall? Marlene and a cute little kid? Marlene in the Deep South? This movie will surprise you. IT is part of the cycle of films she made with Josef von Sternberg during her early American career. And our heroine goes through A LOT. I’d argue it’s among Dietrich’s most sympathetic roles. In this episode, I find myself arguing with my panelists about the worthiness of this movie!
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Show Notes
The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film
Blonde Venus (1932), trailer
Not currently available to stream
On disc: DVD
Next time, we’ll watch
Phantom Lady (1944)
