
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.
Cast

Marlene Dietrich
Bijou

John Wayne
Dan

Albert Dekker
Dr. Martin

Broderick Crawford
Little Ned

Anna Lee
Dorothy

Mischa Auer
Sasha

Billy Gilbert
Tony

Richard Carle
District Officer

Samuel S. Hinds
Governor

Oskar Homolka
Antro

Reginald Denny
Captain Church

Vince Barnett
Bartender

Herbert Rawlinson
First Mate

James Craig
Ensign

William Bakewell
Ensign

Antonio Moreno
Rubio

Russell Hicks
First Governor

William B. Davidson
Police Chief

Eric Alden
Sailor (uncredited)

Al Bain
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

George Barrows
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
John Barton
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Danny Beck
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Ted Billings
Saloon / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Ensign (uncredited)

Mamo Clark
Native Girl at Antro's Table (uncredited)
Bing Conley
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jay Eaton
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Raquel Echeverría
Native Girl at Antro's Table (uncredited)

Edgar Edwards
Ensign (uncredited)
Virginia Engels
Woman (uncredited)

Willie Fung
Charlie the Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Tay Garnett
Drunken Sailor (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
"Junior" (Antros Henchman) (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Passerby (uncredited)
Michael Harvey
Ensign (uncredited)

Al Hill
Sailor (uncredited)
Mary Ann Hyde
Woman (uncredited)

Soledad Jiménez
Bijou's Maid (uncredited)

Noble Johnson
Irate Russian (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Henchman at Antro's Table (uncredited)
Perc Launders
Naval Officer at Shipboard Dance (uncredited)
Larry Lawson
Chief Officer (uncredited)
Kay Leslie
Sailor's Girl (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Party Guest (uncredited)
Claire Meade
Woman (uncredited)

Robert Milasch
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Harry Payne
Second Mate (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tony Roux
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan
Henchman (uncredited)

Tom Seidel
Ens. James Scott (uncredited)

Evelyn Selbie
Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Harry Semels
Antro's Henchman (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
Piano Player (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

John Sheehan
Drunk (uncredited)
Charles Stafford
Ensign (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Party Guest (uncredited)
Peter Sullivan
Ensign (uncredited)

Frank Swann
Ensign (uncredited)
Sid Troy
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nanette Vallon
First Maid (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer
Party Guest (uncredited)
Roquell Verria
Native Girl at Antro's Table (uncredited)

Henry Victor
Dutch Police Officer (uncredited)

Leslie Vincent
Ensign (uncredited)
Ward Wing
Sailor (uncredited)
William Yetter Sr.
Dutch Police Officer (uncredited)
Crew

Tay Garnett
Director
Harry Tugend
Screenplay

John Meehan
Screenplay
Ted J. Kent
Editor

Rudolph Maté
Director of Photography

Phil Karlson
Assistant Director

Joe Pasternak
Producer

Irene
Costume Designer

Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Hans J. Salter
Original Music Composer

Friedrich Hollaender
Songs
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration

Ladislas Fodor
Original Story
László Vadnay
Original Story
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
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