Blondie
Directed by Frank R. Strayer
Written by Richard Flourney based on the comic strip by Chic Young
1938/US
Columbia Pictures
IMDb page
First viewing/Amazon Prime rental
“I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb… and I also know that I’m not blonde.” ~ Dolly Parton
For some reason I had always assumed that these were just B movie filler. Imagine my delight at how downright funny this was!
In this one, Dagwood (Arthur Lake) is in the hot water again when a loan he has foolishly co-signed comes due. Mr. Dithers (Jonathan Hale) gives him one day to win a large contract from cranky H. P. Hazlip (Gene Lockhart) or be fired. His furniture and marriage are on the line. As usual Blondie (Penny Singleton) saves the day, helped by Dagwood and H.P.’s mutual love of tinkering.
The plot isn’t important. It’s all the funny interactions of Blondie, Dagwood, Baby Dumpling, and Daisy the Dog whom the actors make leap out of the comic strip. Don’t wait as long as I did to find out what this series was about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbmbJWRdOv4
