The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)

Saloon-bar singer Freddie gets very angry whenever boyfriend Blackie seems to be playing around. She always packs a six-shooter, so this is bad news for anything that happens to be in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Preston Sturges

Writers:

Earl Felton (screenplay), Earl Felton (story),

Stars:

Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallee

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Betty Grable	...	Freddie
Cesar Romero	...	Blackie Jobero
Rudy Vallee	...	Charles Hingleman
Olga San Juan	...	Conchita
Porter Hall	...	Judge O'Toole
Hugh Herbert	...	Doctor
Al Bridge	...	Sheriff (as Alan Bridge)
El Brendel	...	Mr. Jorgensen
Sterling Holloway	...	Basserman Boy
Dan Jackson	...	Basserman Boy (as Danny Jackson)
Emory Parnell	...	Mr. Hingleman
Pati Behrs	...	Roulette

Storyline

Saloon-bar singer Freddie gets very angry whenever boyfriend Blackie seems to be playing around. She always packs a six-shooter, so this is bad news for anything that happens to be in the way. As this is usually the local judge's rear-end, Freddie and friend Conchita are soon hiding out teaching school in the middle of nowhere.

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Plot Keywords:

six shooter | singer | judge | school | assumed identity | 

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Taglines:

She had the biggest Six-Shooters in the West!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Loira Explosiva

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,260,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Betty Grable campaigned for Gregory Peck as her leading man.

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Goofs

Despite being a Technicolor film, this picture contains process and insert shots which are in black-and-white. In particular, though Charles and Winifred are photographed in color on their buggy ride to the church, the background and the church exterior itself are in black-and-white.

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Quotes

Grandpa: Never wait too long between shots or your finger may change its mind.

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Connections

Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle (1998)

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Soundtracks

"Frankie and Johnny"
(uncredited)
Music by Bert Leighton
Played during the first jail scene
Also played just before Freddie shoots Blackie
Played often in the score

User Reviews

Mediocre Sturges at best

Well, as far as I can see, there are only three things wrong with this movie, compared with the rest of the director's output:

1) It doesn't have Bill Demarest in it.

2) It doesn't have Jimmy Conlin in it.

3) It isn't funny.