Blondie 1938  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, Gene Lockhart, Ann Doran, Gordon Oliver, Kathleen Lockhart, Danny Mummert, Irving Bacon, Dorothy Moore, Fay Helm, Willie Best, Ian Wolfe, Edgar Dearing
Chic Young's comic strip about a suburban family comes to the screen. In this first of a series of 28 films, the Bumsteads (Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton) are worried about the prospect of Dagwood losing his job–the day before their fifth wedding anniversary.
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Blondie for Victory 1942  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Majelle White, Stuart Erwin, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Irving Bacon, Eddie Acuff
World War II has drawn the U.S.A. into its fold, and Blondie does her part to help.
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Blondie Goes Latin 1941 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Ruth Terry, Tito Guizar, Jonathan Hale, Irving Bacon, Kirby Grant, Eddie Acuff, Danny Mummert
Even Blondie can be influenced by the charm of those who reside south of the U.S. border in this cute offering in the "Blondie" series.
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Blondie Goes to College 1941  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Lloyd Bridges, Larry Parks, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Janet Blair, Esther Dale, Adele Mara
Blondie (Penny Singleton) decides to increase her level of knowledge by returning to school.
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Blondie in Society 1941 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, William Frawley, Garry Owen, Danny Mummert, Edgar Kennedy, Irving Bacon, Chick Chandler
The Bumsteads (Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton) adopt a Great Dane and enter the elite world of dog shows.
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Blondie on a Budget 1940 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Rita Hayworth, Larry Simms, Danny Mummert, Don Beddoe, John Qualen, Irving Bacon, Thurston Hall, Fay Helm
Comedy and confusion reign when Rita Hayworth shows up as Dagwood's (Arthur Lake) old girlfriend.
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Blondie Plays Cupid 1940 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Glenn Ford, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Irving Bacon, Will Wright, Luana Walters, Spencer Charters
Dagwood (Arthur Lake) doesn't agree, but Blondie (Penny Singleton) sees no problem in urging the elopement of a young couple.
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Blondie's Blessed Event 1942 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Arthur O'Connell, Hans Conried, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Stanley Brown, Irving Bacon, Mary Wickes
This film marks the arrival of the Bumsteads' baby daughter, Cookie, who joins her brother, Alexander, as a member of the family.
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By Appointment Only 1933  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Lew Cody, Aileen Pringle, Sally O'Neil, Marceline Day, Edward Morgan, Edward Martindel, Wilson Benge, Claire McDowell, Pauline Garon, Gladys Blake
Dr. Michael Travers (Lew Cody) gains legal custody of teenager Judy (Sally O'Neil) after her mother dies. Although he is engaged to Diane (Aileen Pringle), Michael leaves on a three-year business trip to Europe, and on his return he falls in love with the now-17-year-old Judy. Whatever will become of Diane?
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Condemned to Live 1935 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Ralph Morgan, Maxine Doyle, Russell Gleason, Pedro de Cordoba, Mischa Auer, Lucy Beaumont, Carl Stockdale, Edward Cecil, Barbara Bedford, Robert Frazer, Paul Weigel
Kindly, town doctor Paul Kriston (Ralph Morgan) is well liked by the townsfolk for his generosity. When a series of murders occur that appear to be caused by a vampire, the doctor attempts to find out the cause. But his assistant, Zan (Mischa Auer), knows the truth: it is the doctor who is the vampire.
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Footlight Glamour 1943  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Ann Savage, Jonathan Hale, Irving Bacon, Danny Mummert, Thurston Hall, Arthur Loft, James Flavin
One of Dagwood's clients has a daughter who is more than a little stage-struck. So, of course, the Bumstead family gets involved with predictable results.
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The Ghost Walks 1934 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: John Miljan, June Collyer, Richard Carle, Spencer Charters, Henry Kolker, Johnny Arthur, Donald Kirke, Eve Southern, Douglas Gerrard, Wilson Benge, Harry Strang
One dark and stormy night a playwright, a theatrical producer, and a secretary seek refuge in the home of the playwright's fiancee where the lights mysteriously fail during dinner, and a ghost takes over the evening's mysterious events.
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Go West, Young Lady 1941 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Glenn Ford, Penny Singleton, Ann Miller, Charles Ruggles, Allen Jenkins, Jed Prouty, Bob Wills, Edith Meiser, Onslow Stevens
It's tough to clean up a town of the bad outlaws, especially if the outlaw is Pecos Pete, but that is what Marshal Tex Miller (Glenn Ford) was sent to do. Then there are the two women who (physically) fight over the marshal. This comedy/western/musical falls short of its mark, but old-timers will enjoy Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys' songs. Director Strayer and Penny Singleton took time off from their "Blondie" series for this one.
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It's a Great Life 1943 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Blondie and Dagwood: It's a Great Life
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Hugh Herbert, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Alan Dinehart, Irving Bacon, Si Jenks, Douglas Leavitt
There are some good laughs in this Blondie entry, but not too many. Poor Dagwood is sent out to buy a house but ends up with a horse. Then there's the fox hunt.
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The Monster Walks 1932 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Monster Walked
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Rex Lease, Vera Reynolds, Sheldon Lewis, Mischa Auer, Martha Mattox, Sidney Bracey, Willie Best
Ruth (Vera Reynolds) inherits an estate from her scientist father who also left her an ape used in his experiments. Ruth and Ted (Rex Lease) arrive at the estate to claim the inheritance. But, nasty Uncle Robert (Sheldon Lewis) wants the estate for himself. So, he plots to have the mentally challenged son (Mischa Auer) of his housekeeper (Martha Mattox) and the ape take care of Ruth. But things go wrong in this "Old Dark House" tale.
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Murder at Glen Athol 1936 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: John Miljan, Irene Ware, Iris Adrian, Noel Madison, Oscar Apfel, Barry Norton, Harry Holman, Betty Blythe, Wilson Benge, E.H. Calvert, James P. Burtis, Lew Kelly
While on vacation, detective Bill Holt (John Miljan) attends a party at a country mansion where death takes center stage when three guests are murdered.
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Murder at Midnight 1931 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Aileen Pringle, Alice White, Hale Hamilton, Robert Elliott, Clara Blandick, Brandon Hurst, Leslie Fenton, William Humphrey, Tyrell Davis, Aileen Carlyle, Kenneth Thomson, Robert Ellis
During a parlor game, Jim (Kenneth Thomson) pretends to shoot his secretary, but his gun was loaded with real bullets. The police call in Phillip Montrose (Hale Hamilton) to help in the investigation. When Jim is soon killed, the police believe that it was a murder/suicide. But we (and Phillip) know there is a ruthless killer on the loose. Oh, by the way, did you know that Phillip was Jim's wife's (Aileen Pringle) lover?
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Tangled Destinies 1932 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Lloyd Whitlock, Doris Hill, Glenn Tryon, Vera Reynolds, Sidney Bracey, Gene Morgan, Ethel Wales, Syd Saylor, Monaei Lindley, James B. Leong, William P. Burt, Henry Hall
After a forced landing in the desert, passengers and crew of a plane bound for Los Angeles find refuge in an old house. Then the lights go out, one passenger is murdered, and his bag of diamonds is missing. An insurance investigator (Sidney Bracey) has his work cut out for him to identify the killer before more murders and mayhem ensue.
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Twin Husbands 1934 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: John Miljan, Shirley Grey, Monroe Owsley, Hale Hamilton, Robert Elliott, Wilson Benge, William Franklin, Maurice Black, Al Bridge, Joseph W. Girard
Jerry Van Trevor (John Miljan) awakens and learns that he has been kidnapped by Chloe (Shirley Grey) and her accomplice, Colton Drain (Monroe Owsley). They plan to use Jerry's striking resemblance to Chloe's wealthy husband (also played by John Miljan), as the means to steal valuable bonds. But, Jerry is not who he seems to be and waits patiently to outwit his kidnappers.
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The Vampire Bat 1933 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, Maude Eburne, George E. Stone, Dwight Frye, Robert Frazer, Rita Carlyle, Lionel Belmore, William V. Mong, Stella Adams, Paul Weigel, Harrison Greene, Fern Emmett, Carl Stockdale
There's an epidemic of murders in a European village, with the victims having their blood drained. The villagers are set on the bat theory, since the town is infested by bats–but police inspector Karl (Melvyn Douglas) isn't so sure. After the townsfolk kill a bat-loving outcast (Dwight Frye), things heat up as Karl consults Dr. Otto von Niemann (Lionel Atwill), who believes in the vampire theory. But we all know that Lionel Atwill has been the mad doctor/scientist in many other movies.
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| 1. Blondie (1938)
2. Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
3. Blondie for Victory (1942)
4. Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
5. Blondie Goes to College (1941)
6. Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)
7. Blondie in Society (1941)
8. Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
9. Blondie on a Budget (1940)
10. Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)
11. Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939)
12. Blondie's Blessed Event (1942)
13. By Appointment Only (1933)
14. Condemned to Live (1935)
15. Footlight Glamour (1943)
16. The Ghost Walks (1934)
17. Go West, Young Lady (1941)
18. It's a Great Life (1943)
aka: Blondie and Dagwood: It's a Great Life
19. The Monster Walks (1932)
aka: The Monster Walked
20. Murder at Glen Athol (1936)
21. Murder at Midnight (1931)
22. Tangled Destinies (1932)
23. Twin Husbands (1934)
24. The Vampire Bat (1933)
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