Dagwood loses his job on the eve of his and Blondie's fifth wedding anniversary.
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Cast verified as complete
| Penny Singleton | ... |
Blondie Bumstead
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| Arthur Lake | ... |
Dagwood Bumstead
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| Larry Simms | ... |
Baby Dumpling
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| Daisy | ... |
Daisy
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| Ann Doran | ... |
Elsie Hazlip
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| Dorothy Moore | ... |
Dorothy
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| Gene Lockhart | ... |
C.P. Hazlip
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| Jonathan Hale | ... |
J.C. Dithers
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| Gordon Oliver | ... |
Chester Franey
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| Danny Mummert | ... |
Alvin Fuddle
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| Kathleen Lockhart | ... |
Mrs. Miller
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| Willie Best | ... |
Porter
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| Ian Wolfe | ... |
Judge
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Hal K. Dawson | ... |
Eddie (scenesDeleted)
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| Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Policeman (scenesDeleted)
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Eugene Anderson Jr. | ... |
Newsboy (uncredited)
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| Stanley Andrews | ... |
Mr. Hicks (uncredited)
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| Hooper Atchley | ... |
Man on Bus (uncredited)
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Mr. Beazley - the Mailman (uncredited)
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| Stanley Brown | ... |
S.W. Carey Salesman (uncredited)
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Mary Jane Carey | ... |
Mary - Dithers' Secretary (uncredited)
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| Dick Curtis | ... |
Daily Gazette Reporter (uncredited)
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| Edgar Dearing | ... |
Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
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| Richard Fiske | ... |
Nelson - Dithers' Employee (uncredited)
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| James Flavin | ... |
Policeman in Accident Car (uncredited)
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| Fay Helm | ... |
Mrs. Fuddle (uncredited)
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George Humbert | ... |
Pie Salesman (uncredited)
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| Bud Jamison | ... |
Repossessor (uncredited)
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| Charles Lane | ... |
Furniture Salesman (uncredited)
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| Harold Minjir | ... |
Mr. Phillips - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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| David Newell | ... |
First Draftsman (uncredited)
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| Emory Parnell | ... |
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
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| John Rand | ... |
Gardener (uncredited)
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Bruce Sidney | ... |
Detective at Hotel (uncredited)
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| Walter Soderling | ... |
Mr. Morgan (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Assistant Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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| Josephine Whittell | ... |
Woman Seeing Optometrist (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Frank R. Strayer | ||
Written by
| Richard Flournoy | ... | (screen play) |
| Chic Young | ... | (based upon the comic strip created by) |
Produced by
| Robert Sparks | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Leigh Harline | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Henry Freulich | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Gene Havlick | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Lionel Banks | ||
| Jerome Pycha Jr. | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Robert Kalloch | ... | (gowns) (as Kalloch) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Cliff P. Broughton | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Babs Johnstone | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
| Lodge Cunningham | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Morris Stoloff | ... | musical director (as M. Stoloff) |
| Alfred Newman | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1938) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia Pictures Corporation)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- King Features Entertainment (1999) (United States) (tv)
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Other Companies
- King Features Syndicate (owner and copyright holder of the "Blondie" comic strip)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion is marred when the bumbling Dagwood gets himself involved in a scheme that is promising financial ruin for the Bumstead family. Camping on the porch of the Poor House would become the most-used prevalent plot line in the 27 series-films that followed. It was also an issue in the comic-strip for about a year after its inception when it was basically a continuity strip but, aside from Dagwood's inability to coax a pay-raise from Mr. Dithers over the years, the financial status of the family was seldom an issue when the format switched to a gag-a-day strip.
Written by Les Adams |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The first of twenty-eight Blondie movies, all starring Penny Singleton as Blondie Bumstead, Arthur Lake as Dagwood Bumstead and Larry Simms as Alexander "Baby Dumpling" Bumstead released by Columbia Pictures from 1938 to 1950. See more » |
| Goofs | The paper boy's bag reads the "New York World", yet the newspaper shown is clearly the Hollywood Citizen-News. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974). See more » |
| Soundtracks | One Night of Love See more » |