The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Banished from various U.S. protectorates in the Pacific, a saloon entertainer uses her femme-fatale charms to woo politicians, navy personnel, gangsters, riff-raff, judges and a ship's doctor in order to achieve her aims.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Tay GarnettDirector
- Harry TugendScreenplay
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
- Hans J. SalterOriginal Music Composer
- John MeehanScreenplay
Cast
- Marlene DietrichBijou
- John WayneDan
- Albert DekkerDr. Martin
- Broderick CrawfordLittle Ned
- Anna LeeDorothy
- Mischa AuerSasha
- Billy GilbertTony
- Richard CarleDistrict Officer
- Samuel S. HindsGovernor
- Oskar HomolkaAntro
- Reginald DennyCaptain Church
- Vince BarnettBartender
Stills
Themes
femme fatale