Blondie in Society (1941)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Writers:

Karen DeWolf (screenplay)
Eleanore Griffin (story)

Release Date:

17 July 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Blondie moves in the best circles...NO WONDER THE BUMSTEADS ARE DIZZY!

Plot:

Dagwood brings home a pedigreed Great Dane which an important company client wants and which Blondie enters in the big dog show...

Plot Keywords:

Dog Show | Great Dane | Dog | Construction Industry | Boy Ranger

Cast

Penny Singleton	...	Blondie Bumstead
Arthur Lake	...	Dagwood Bumstead
Larry Simms	...	Baby Dumpling Bumstead
Daisy	...	Daisy Bumstead
The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir	...	Singing Ensemble
Jonathan Hale	...	J.C. Dithers
Danny Mummert	...	Alvin Fuddle
William Frawley	...	Waldo Pincus
Edgar Kennedy	...	Doctor Glenn, Veterinarian
Chick Chandler	...	Cliff Peters
Irving Bacon	...	Mailman
Bill Goodwin	...	Dog Show Announcer

Also Known As:

Henpecked (UK)

Runtime:

76 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 #7236)

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Continuity: Blondie refers to the Great Dane as being female, but in the next shot, the dog is obviously a male.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Blondie in the Dough (1947)

Soundtrack:

Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?

Dagwood buys a great dane that causes havoc.

Dagwood (Arthur Lake) comes home to find the police waiting for him. Someone has forged Dagwood's signature on a check. But as it turns out, Dagwood wrote the check him to get paid back. Now you know why they call him Dagwood. Blondie (Penny Singleton) sure is upset. Alvin (Danny Mummert) drops by and lets Blondie know he heard the argument all the way in his house. Baby Dumpling (Larry Simms) and Alvin begin to use slang, much to the disapproval of Blondie. Dagwood buys a show dog that causes havoc in the Bumstead house. This film does not use the early previews, but the theme song is used this time. The mailman in the film hides up in the tree and we all know why. William Frawley plays a dog owner. This role was 10 years before the "I Love Lucy" tv series. This film is a bit unpleasant at times. Too much serious Bumstead arguing and yelling. Bad writing and directing. But you might like this one if you are a dog lover. The next film in the series is BLONDIE GOES TO COLLEGE.