Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Writers:

Charles M. Brown (story)
Karen DeWolf (screenplay)

Release Date:

31 October 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The Bumstead family is off to see relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and Millie, an eloping couple needing her help.

Plot Keywords:

Firecracker | Hitchhiking | Oil Well | Vacation | Train

Cast

Penny Singleton	...	Mrs. Blondie Bumstead
Arthur Lake	...	Dagwood Bumstead
Larry Simms	...	Dagwood 'Baby Dumpling' Bumstead Jr.
Jonathan Hale	...	J.C. Dithers
Danny Mummert	...	Alvin Fuddle
Irving Bacon	...	Mailman
Glenn Ford	...	Charlie
Luana Walters	...	Millie
Will Wright	...	Mr. Tucker
Spencer Charters	...	Uncle Abner Henderson
Leona Roberts	...	Aunt Hannah Henderson

Runtime:

68 min | USA:72 min (original US 16 mm television syndication prints)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #6531)

Filming Locations:

Union Station - 800 N. Alameda Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

This was the only episode in the Columbia series which billed the Larry Simms/Baby Dumpling-maturing-into-Alexander character as Dagwood 'Baby Dumpling' Bumstead Jr.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Baby Dumpling gets behind the wheel of the car, you can clearly see in the long shots that it is being driven by an adult.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Beware of Blondie (1950)

Great movie to get friends to watch a black and white film!

This movie is to funny. Especially the part where Baby Dumpling takes the car for a ride. The characters are played perfectly and Baby Dumpling is too adorable . I know a lot of people who will not watch black and white films, this comedy is a great way to get them hooked!