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.
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| 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 (as Oscar Homolka) | |
| Reginald Denny | ... | Captain Church | |
| Vince Barnett | ... | Bartender | |
| Herbert Rawlinson | ... | First Mate | |
| James Craig | ... | Ensign | |
| William Bakewell | ... | Ensign | |
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Bijou, a saloon singer with a reputation for inciting brouhahas, is one of several deportees from a south Pacific island to arrive at another U.S. protectorate, Boni Komba. She becomes very popular with U.S. navy men by performing at the 'Seven Sinners'. A navy Lieutenant is attracted to Bijou despite the Governor's machinations to keep them apart, and the competing affections of local mobster, Antro. Will the Lieutenant give up the navy for Bijou, and will he survive Antro's forces? Written by Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>
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SHE'S DYNAMITE! Out-loving anything you've ever seen on the screen! (1957 reissue poster) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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25 October 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$760,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Bijou: A half-dozen! Why not fifty? I'm surprised.
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Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Music by Friedrich Hollaender (as Frederick Hollander)
Sung by Marlene Dietrich (uncredited)
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Original working title: "Tropical Sinners" See more »Quotes
District Officer: There've been a half a dozen complaints since you came to that cafe.Bijou: A half-dozen! Why not fifty? I'm surprised.
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The Man's in the Navy(1940)
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Music by Friedrich Hollaender (as Frederick Hollander)
Sung by Marlene Dietrich (uncredited)
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Its fun and spunky enough, but it has the schizophrenic feel of a "B" film with "A-list" actors. It was made by Universal, which had taken a chance the year before, and cast Dietrich in "Destry Rides Again" following her inclusion in the famous "box-office poison" list. Wayne was just transitioning from shoestring Republic Pictures; he had made zillions of minor films, and his career was just starting to take off. Dietrich often seems to be in a different film altogether; the way she looks and acts goes way above what the material calls for - she was always extremely conscious of her "look" and image. Her musical numbers are fun, especially the awesome nightclub number in Navy uniform drag - who else could pull THAT one off so successfully!