Miss Dietrich, despite the hackneyed and unsuitable settings and songs provided for her in the music-hall scenes, contrives at least to look beautiful, and Herbert Marshall gives a fine performance as the husband.

For the first time in pictures [Marlene Dietrich] is seen as a mother, a fact allowing the softer emotions to show themselves.

In endeavoring to turn out another "Madame X" with added theatre atmosphere, [Josef von Sternberg] paid too much attention to his star's spotlight, and too little to continuity.

"Blonde Venus" reveals [Marlene Dietrich] as the capable and versatile actress she really is. She was never more interesting, arresting, never more human.