Blondie Meets the Boss

Blondie Meets the Boss
Blondie Meets the Boss
Directed by	Frank R. Strayer
Written by	Richard Flournoy (screenplay); Kay Van Riper
Based on	comic strip Blondie; by Chic Young
Produced by	Robert Sparks
Starring	Penny Singleton; Arthur Lake
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Gene Havlick
Music by	Leigh Harline
Production; company	King Features Syndicate
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 9, 1939 (US);
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Blondie Meets the Boss is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake.

Based on the Chic Young comic strip of the same name, the film is the second in the Blondie series, which eventually grew to 28 films.^[1]

Plot

A frustrated Dagwood resigns his office job, but Blondie is fortunately able to take over his position. Dagwood leaves their toddler unattended at home to go on a short fishing trip with a friend at a cabin, and is uneasy and skittish when he finds his friend has brought along two attractive young women. Adding to the chaos, after Dagwood returns home, Blondie's sister and her boyfriend come to stay with them in order to enter a jitterbug championship at the nightclub Mr. Dithers needs for a building project. Dagwood, on short notice, substitutes in the dance contest after his sister-in-law's boyfriend backs out, and performs amazing acrobatic dance steps. A jealous Blondie, seeing pictures of the fishing trip, packs her bags with the intention of leaving Dagwood, but changes her mind. In the confusion, they neglect to buy Mr. Dithers the nightclub, which actually turns out to be fortuitous.

Cast

Penny Singleton as Blondie Bumstead
Arthur Lake as Dagwood Bumstead
Larry Simms as Baby Dumpling Bumstead
Jonathan Hale as J.C Dithers
Danny Mummert as Alvin
Daisy as Daisy the Dog
Dorothy Moore as Dot Miller
Don Beddoe as Marvin Williams
Dorothy Comingore as Francine Rogers
Stanley Brown as Ollie Shaw
Joel Dean as Freddie Turner
Richard Fiske as Nelson
Inez Courtney as Betty Lou Wood
Patti Lacey as featured swing dancer
Ray Hirsch as featured swing dancer
Skinnay Ennis as himself
Barbara Kent as Jitterbugger (*UK actress born 1921, not silent star Barbara Kent)
Eddie Acuff as Pots and Pans Peddler
Irving Bacon as 1st Letter Carrier
George Chandler as Laundry Worker
Wallis Clark as Henry W. Philpot
William B. Davidson as Older Man in Café
Edgar Dearing as Officer McGuire
Jay Eaton as Wilson
Sarah Edwards as Salesperson
Edward Gargan as Garden Café Doorperson
David Newell as Sanders
Walter Sande as 2nd Letter Carrier
Grady Sutton as Camera Store Clerk

Production

Production for the film took place in December 1938 to January 1939, and had the working title Blondie Steps Out.^[2]

References

^ Maltin, Leonard (2004). Leonard Maltin's 2004 Movie and Video Guide. New American Library. pp. 143. ISBN 0-451-20940-0.
^ Blottner, Gene (2011). Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. p. 19. ISBN 978-0786433537. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

External links

Blondie Meets the Boss at IMDb
Blondie Meets the Boss at the TCM Movie Database
Blondie Meets the Boss at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] Maltin, Leonard (2004). Leonard Maltin's 2004 Movie and Video Guide. New American Library. pp. 143. ISBN 0-451-20940-0.

[2] Blottner, Gene (2011). Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. p. 19. ISBN 978-0786433537. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

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