Blondie on a Budget (1940)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Writers:

Charles M. Brown (story)
Richard Flournoy (writer)

Release Date:

29 February 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old girlfriend Joan shows up...

Plot Keywords:

Club | Fur | Jealousy | Budget | Guilt

Cast

Penny Singleton	...	Blondie Bumstead
Arthur Lake	...	Dagwood Bumstead
Larry Simms	...	Baby Dumpling Bumstead
Rita Hayworth	...	Joan Forrester
Danny Mummert	...	Alvin Fuddle
Don Beddoe	...	Marvin Williams
John Qualen	...	Mr. Ed Fuddle
Fay Helm	...	Mrs. Fuddle
Irving Bacon	...	Mailman
Thurston Hall	...	Brice, a Lawyer
William Brisbane	...	Theatre Manager

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #6037)

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The fifth of twenty-eight Blondie movies starring Penny Singleton as Blondie Bumstead and Arthur Lake as Dagwood Bumstead.

Goofs:

Continuity: Dagwood berates Daisy for being a female, but when Daisy later jumps up on a chair, the dog is clearly shown to be a male.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Life with Blondie (1945)

Blondie Wants A Mink Coat. Here Comes Rita Hayworth.

Dagwood is trying to sweet talk Blondie, who is working seriously on the household budget, into giving him $200. After seeing his father put too much sugar into the coffee, Baby Dumpling spills the beans and tells his mother that Daddy wants the money for the Trout Club. Blondie wanted a new coat. Alvin walks in to offer social comfort, but when he offers to answer the front door, who should it be but Rita Hayworth. Here's where the fun begins. Isn't that taxi driver talented with impersonations? By the way, Baby Dumpling has his first wiggly tooth. The next film in the series is BLONDIE HAS SERVANT TROUBLE.