Blondie's Big Deal (1949)

By accident Dagwood discovers a non-flammable paint. Bad guys Dillon and Stack steal it before he can give it to his boss Radcliffe. To show off his invention, Dagwood paints Radcliffe's ... See full summary »

Director:

Edward Bernds

Writers:

Lucile Watson Henley (story), Lucile Watson Henley (screenplay),

Stars:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Penny Singleton	...	Blondie Bumstead
Arthur Lake	...	Dagwood Bumstead
Larry Simms	...	Alexander Bumstead
Marjorie Ann Mutchie	...	Cookie Bumstead (as Marjorie Kent)
Daisy	...	Daisy
Jerome Cowan	...	George M. Radcliffe
Collette Lyons	...	Norma Addison
Wilton Graff	...	Joe Dillon
Ray Walker	...	Harry Slack
Stanley Andrews	...	Mr. Forsythe
Mason Alan Dinehart	...	Rollo (as Alan Dinehart III)
Eddie Acuff	...	Mr. Beasley

Storyline

By accident Dagwood discovers a non-flammable paint. Bad guys Dillon and Stack steal it before he can give it to his boss Radcliffe. To show off his invention, Dagwood paints Radcliffe's house with it and disgraced when the house burns down. Blondie discovers the culprits and saves the day.

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Plot Keywords:

paint | invention | family relationships | bumbler | construction company | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Big Deal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min 72 min (original US 16 mm television syndication prints)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Connections

Follows Life with Blondie (1945)

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Soundtracks

"Amaryllis"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Arranged by Mischa Bakaleinikoff

User Reviews

Bland But Watchable

A bland but watchable entry in the Blondie series, "Blondie's Big Deal" has most of the series' usual features, with a story that includes a couple of interesting ideas.

Dagwood has come up with a brilliant invention, a new kind of paint that renders objects completely fireproof. But he is having trouble convincing his boss that it actually works, and at the same time a rival company is trying to steal his invention. Naturally, Dagwood quickly finds himself in a complicated mess, and Blondie has to try to bail him out. Thus begins a series of entanglements.

After a pretty good start, the plot soon becomes fairly routine, and almost completely predictable. But there are a couple of good scenes, and it is mildly entertaining to see how everything comes out.