Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old girlfriend Joan shows up, but nothing else matters when a drawing at the movie theatre provides money for the coat.
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Cast
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| Penny Singleton | ... | Blondie Bumstead | |
| Arthur Lake | ... | Dagwood Bumstead | |
| Larry Simms | ... | Baby Dumpling Bumstead | |
| Daisy | ... | Daisy | |
| Rita Hayworth | ... | Joan Forrester | |
| Danny Mummert | ... | Alvin Fuddle | |
| Don Beddoe | ... | Marvin Williams | |
| John Qualen | ... | Mr. Ed Fuddle | |
| Fay Helm | ... | Mrs. Fuddle | |
| Irving Bacon | ... | Mailman | |
| Thurston Hall | ... | Brice | |
| William Brisbane | ... | Theatre Manager | |
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Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old girlfriend Joan shows up, but nothing else matters when a drawing at the movie theatre provides money for the coat.
Plot Keywords:
1940s | old flame | girlfriend | ex girlfriend | wife meets husband's girlfriend |Taglines:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
29 February 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Blondie on a Budget See more »Filming Locations:
Columbia Pictures, Sunset Boulevard & Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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The fifth of twenty-eight Blondie movies, all starring Penny Singleton as Blondie Bumstead and Arthur Lake as Dagwood Bumstead released by Columbia Pictures from 1938 to 1950. See more »Goofs
Dagwood berates Daisy for being a female, but when Daisy later jumps up on a chair, the dog is clearly shown to be a male. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Bit by bit, I totally believe that the Blondie series is one of the most seriously neglected film series of all time, there were, I don't know, 20? films (actually, 28 now that I've looked it up) and I've seen 5 of them, and they've all be charming, with amazing chemistry with the leads, plenty of humor and smartness, without treating the audience like idiots. In this one, what could have been a one joke movie (Blondie is jealous of Dagwood's old flame popping by for a visit) turns out to be quite a clever and funny series of events. It just so happens the old flame is played by Rita Hayworth in one of those "Before They Were Famous" roles. She's quite magnetic, and actually adds, but surprisingly doesn't distract what is going on. One of the best in the series. Some great shots of an old time movie theatre too.