Blondie Goes to College (1942)

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Writers:

Lou Breslow (screenplay)
Clyde Bruckman (story)

Release Date:

15 January 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The BUMSTEADS Are Going To College... So Folks Will Stop Calling Them The DUMBSTEADS!

Plot:

Dagwood decides to go to college. Blondie goes along with him, keeping their marriage a secret. They...

Plot Keywords:

College | Rowing | Jealousy | Kidnapping | Marriage

Cast

Penny Singleton	...	Blondie Bumstead, aka Blondie Smith
Arthur Lake	...	Dagwood 'Daggie' Bumstead
Larry Simms	...	Baby Dumpling Bumstead
Janet Blair	...	Laura Wadsworth
Jonathan Hale	...	J.C. Dithers
Adele Mara	...	Babs Connelly
Danny Mummert	...	Alvin Fuddle
Larry Parks	...	Rusty Bryant
Lloyd Bridges	...	Ben Dixon
Andrew Tombes	...	J.J 'Snookie' Wadsworth
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry C. Bradley	...	Professor (scenes deleted)
Bill Goodwin	...	Announcer at Shell Race (scenes deleted)
Harrison Greene	...	Mailman (scenes deleted)
J. Anthony Hughes	...	Baseball Coach (scenes deleted)
Lee Phelps	...	Coach Hartley (scenes deleted)
Isabel Withers	...	Mrs. Stringer (scenes deleted)

Also Known As:

The Boss Said 'No' (UK)

Runtime:

74 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 Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #7825)

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

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

Quotes:

J.C. Dithers: [to Blondie] Dagwood will probably come back from college smart as a whip.
[closes door]
J.C. Dithers: ...but I doubt it.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Blondie's Reward (1948)

Soundtrack:

Leighton School Song

Blondie & Dagwood decide to go to college.

This is the 10th film (of 28) in the Blondie film series. The Bumsteads go to the football game. But Baby Dumpling (Larry Simms) is a bit disappointed. The seats are right in the center of the goal posts and he can't see a thing. But Baby does manage to catch the special football. Dagwood (Arthur Lake) decides he wants to go to college for the first time. Later, Blondie (Penny Singleton) wants Dagwood to stop dreaming and not be late for work this morning. Blondie decides to have a talk with Mr. Dithers. Dithers thinks it's a great idea for Dagwood to go to college to get it out of his system. He thinks Blondie should go too. But Blondie has another idea. She's going to have another baby. Dagwood doesn't know yet. Lloyd Bridges plays a college student. Sid Melton plays "Mouse". Notice the scene when Dagwood tells Mrs. Dill that he dreamed he was a baby, and then he yawns. Notice Larry Simms laughing abit at Arthur. The next film in the series is BLONDIE'S BLESSED EVENT.