 After the Thin Man 1936  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart, Elissa Landi, Sam Levene, Joseph Calleia, George Zucco, Paul Fix, Jessie Ralph, Alan Marshal, Teddy Hart, Penny Singleton, William Law, Mary Gordon, Maude Turner Gordon
Nick (William Powell), Nora (Myrna Loy), and Asta are back in another delightfully clever film in which one of Nora's upper-crust relatives, Thelma (Elissa Landi), might have murdered her husband. Nick investigates, and other murders take place–until Nick gathers everyone together and names the killer. William Powell and Myrna Loy are incomparable as Nick and Nora Charles, and Asta, of course, is the terrier with an attitude.
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Beware of Blondie 1950  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Adele Jergens, Jack Rice, Danny Mummert, Dick Wessel, Edward Earle, Alyn Lockwood, Emory Parnell, Isabel Withers, William E. Green, Douglas Fowley
In this, the last of the "Blondie" movies, Mr. Dithers (Edward Earle) makes a huge mistake when he puts Dagwood in charge of the office and goes on vacation. There were 28 movies in the series, and it was time to finish, as the episodes were becoming too much of a formula.
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Blondie 1938 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Family / 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 Dagwood and Blondie (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 Brings Up Baby 1939 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Danny Mummert, Jonathan Hale, Robert Middlemass, Peggy Ann Garner, Irving Bacon, Fay Helm, Olin Howland, Roy Gordon, Grace Stafford, Helen Jerome Eddy, Selmer Jackson, David Newell
Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead (Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake) become parents in this film about the arrival of Baby Dumpling into the family.
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Blondie for Victory 1942 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Majelle White, Stuart Erwin, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Irving Bacon, Eddie Acuff, Edward Gargan, Ruth Cherrington, Georgia Backus, Jean Inness, Sylvia Field, Minta Durfee
World War II has drawn the U.S.A. into its fold, and Blondie does her part to help. She organizes Housewives of America to perform homefront duties, but Dagwood does not being left alone to tend the family and pretends to enlist in the Army. What will Blondie do now?
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Blondie Goes Latin 1941 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
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, Joe King, Bess Flowers, Phil Kramer, Eddie Laughton
When she and Dagwood (Arthur Lake) sneak aboard a South American cruise ship, even Blondie (Penny Singleton) 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, Tom Fadden, Andrew Tombes, Cliff Nazarro, Sid Melton, Dick Jensen
Blondie (Penny Singleton) and Dagwood (Arthur Lake) decide to increase their level of knowledge by returning to school. They keep their marriage a secret, and Baby Dumpling (Larry Simms) is sent off to the military school where he becomes a top sergeant. Dagwood makes the rowing team but after messing up a big race, the Bumsteads decide to quit school. Now, Dagwood is arrested for kidnapping, Blonie bails him out, and they finally explain to their classmates that they are married.
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Blondie Has Servant Trouble 1940 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale, Esther Dale, Larry Simms, Irving Bacon, Fay Helm, Danny Mummert, Arthur Hohl, Ray Turner, Walter Soderling, Frank Melton, Arthur Ritchie, Tommy Dixon, Mary Jane Carey
Mr. Dithers has a house that he wants to unload. When Blondie, Dagwood, and Baby Dumpling Bumstead (Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms) move into the haunted house, funny moments are inevitable as they encounter secret passages and sliding panels.
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Blondie Hits the Jackpot 1949 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Jerome Cowan, Lloyd Corrigan, Danny Mummert, Ann Carter, James Flavin, Alyn Lockwood, Sherlee Collier, Maurice Cass, Dick Wessel, Eric Wilton, Ray Teal
When Dagwood (Arthur Lake) loses his job, he finds work on a construction project where the workers are using faulty material. Blondie (Penny Singleton) tries to help by competing on a radio quiz show and then solves Dagwood's problems. .
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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, Bill Goodwin, William Forrest, Robert Fiske, Bess Flowers, Charles Lane
Dagwood and Blondie Bumstead (Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton) adopt a Great Dane and enter the elite world of dog shows. A fun part of the story is when the canine burps.
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Blondie in the Dough 1947 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Eddie Acuff
Cast: Arthur Lake, Penny Singleton, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Jerome Cowan, Hugh Herbert, Clarence Kolb, Eddie Acuff, Danny Mummert, William Forrest, Gino Corrado, Mary Emery, Bess Flowers, Hal. K. Dawson, Norman Phillips Jr.
Comedy reigns when Dagwood (Arthur Lake) and Blondie (Penny Singleton) come into unexpected money, and trouble ensues.
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Blondie Knows Best 1946 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Berlin
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Shemp Howard, Jerome Cowan, Danny Mummert, Steven Geray, Ludwig Donath, Arthur Loft, Jack Rice, Alyn Lockwood, Kay Mallory, Crol Hughes
As usual, Blondie (Penny Singleton)–not Dagwood (Arthur Lake)–finds solutions to the humorous problems encountered by the Bumstead family when Dagwood is sued for $500,000. After Dagwood is injected with a truth serum, he speaks the truth and wins a new contract with J.C. Dithers Construction Company.
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Blondie Meets the Boss 1939 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale, Larry Simms, Don Beddoe, Danny Mummert, Irving Bacon, George Chandler, Robert Sterling, Dorothy Moore, Dorothy Comingore, Joel Dean, Richard Fiske, Inez Courtney, Eddie Acuff
Blondie takes over for Dagwood when he quits his job at the office and goes on a fishing trip. Blondie asks Dithers to give Dagwood another chance, and he agrees if Dagwood will fill in at the office while he is in Washington. Blondie fills in for Dagwood and gets film of Dagwood saving Francine (Dorothy Comingore) when their boat overturns. Dithers sees the pictures and wants to buy some land in the area, but it is supposed to be the site of a new airport. And the fun continues.
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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, William Brisbane, Emory Parnell, Jack Egan, Hal K. Dawson, Ralph Peters
The Bumsteads need money. Dagwood (Arthur Lake) wants to join a fishing club, and Blondie (Penny Singleton) has her eyes on a fur coat. Comedy and confusion reign when Joan Forrester (Rita Hayworth) shows up as Dagwood's old girlfriend. But, the money problems are solved when they win money at a movie theater, and Blondie can buy her fur coat.
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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, Leona Roberts
Dagwood (Arthur Lake) doesn't agree, but Blondie (Penny Singleton) sees no problem in urging the elopement of a young couple, Charlie (Glenn Ford) and Millie (Luana Walters). Dagwood is coerced into helping by climbing into Millie's window and carrying her off to Charlie. But, he climbs into Millie's father's window by mistake, and Baby Dumpling explodes a stick of dynamite in the yard, which causes oil to gush in the yard. Well, it is the 4th of July!
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Blondie Takes a Vacation 1939 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Danny Mummert, Donald Meek, Donald MacBride, Harlan Briggs, Irving Bacon, Milton Kibbee, Thomas W. Ross, Elizabeth Dunn, Robert Wilcox, Emmet Vogan, Dave Willock
A small-town resort is not really prepared for the follies that occur when Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead (Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake) visit. They help operate Matthew and Emily Dickerson's (Thomas W. Ross and Elizabeth Dunn) mountain motel, but many problems arise–including arson.
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Blondie's Anniversary 1947 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Berlin
Cast: Arthur Lake, Penny Singleton, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Adele Jergens, Jerome Cowan, Grant Mitchell, William Frawley, Jack Rice, Eddie Acuff, Edmund MacDonald, Fred F. Sears, Larry Steers, Frank Wilcox
Anniversaries come and go, but few compare with the Bumsteads' comedy of errors when Blondie thinks that Dagwood's new watch is going to be her gift. Blondie's case of mistaken identity will put Dagwood in trouble with a loan shark (William Frawley) and building contractors.
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Blondie's Big Deal 1949 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Jerome Cowan, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Ray Walker, Eddie Acuff, Jack Rice, Danny Mummert, Collette Lyons, Wilton Graff, Alan Dinehart III, Stanley Andrews, Chester Clute, Alyn Lockwood
Dagwood (Arthur Lake) decides to test a non-flammable paint on Mr. Radcliffe's (Jerome Cowan) house. When Joe Dillon (Wilton Graff) and Harry Slack (Ray Walker) steal the paint, Dagwood paints the house anyway. Of course, the wrong substance is painted on–with shocking results when the house is set afire. Blondie, looks into the matter and saves Dagwood's reputation. 1 User Review
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Blondie's Big Moment 1947 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Jerome Cowan, Anita Louise, Danny Mummert, Jack Rice, Eddie Acuff, Jack Davis, Johnny Granath, Alyn Lockwood, Robert De Haven, Hal K. Dawson, Dick Wessel
Blondie (Penny Singleton) and Dagwood (Arthur Lake) never have boring moments. This time around, the fun begins when Blondie decides to invite George M. Radcliff (Jerome Cowan) and Harriet Gary (Anita Louise) to dinner, despite Dagwood's objections.
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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, Norma Jean Wayne, Tom Kennedy, Paul Harvey, Don Barclay
This film marks the arrival of the Bumsteads' baby daughter, Cookie, who joins her brother, Alexander, as a member of the family. A writer, George Wickley (Hans Conried) arrives at the Bumstead home in time to experience the birth of Cookie.
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Blondie's Hero 1950 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, William Frawley, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Danny Mummert, Joe Sawyer, Iris Adrian, Teddy Infuhr, Frank Jenks, Alyn Lockwood, Frank Sully, Mary Newton, Jimmy Lloyd, Edward Earle
Dagwood (Arthur Lake) accidentally joins the Army Reserves in this next-to-last entry of the long-running series. When Blondie (Penny Singleton) learns about Dagwood's enlistment, she follows him to camp.
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Blondie's Holiday 1947  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Berlin
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jerome Cowan, Grant Mitchell, Sid Tomack, Jeff York, Jack Rice, Eddie Acuff, Anne Nagel, Jody Gilbert, Bobby Larson, Alyn Lockwood, Rodney Bell
Problems, along with comedy, greet the Bumstead family when Dagwood ends up in jail after he tries to get extra money gambling on the ponies. But, bank manager Samuel Breckinridge (Grant Mitchell) steps in, rescues Dagwood, and thanks him for getting Mrs. Breckinridge (Mary Young) out of the casino before the police raided it.
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Blondie's Lucky Day 1946 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Berlin
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Frank Jenks, Paul Harvey, Charles Arnt, Jack Rice, Frank Orth, Bob Haymes, Angelyn Orr, Jonathan Hale, Bobby Larson, Edwin Mills, Margie Liszt
Dagwood (Arthur Lake) loses his job aftr hiring Sgt. Betty Jane McDermott (Angelyn Orr), but Blondie (Penny Singleton) keeps up the family's spirits, and the Bumsteads begin to operate their own business–until Dagwood is offered his old job back.
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Blondie's Reward 1948 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Berlin
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Jerome Cowan, Jack Rice, Danny Mummert, Paul Harvey, Eddie Acuff, Chick Chandler, Gay Nelson, Ross Ford, Frank Jenks, Alyn Lockwood, Frank Sully
Dagwood (Arthur Lake) loses prestige at the office when he mixes up a real-estate deal and is accused of hitting a client's son.
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Blondie's Secret 1948 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Jerome Cowan, Thurston Hall, Jack Rice, Danny Mummert, Frank Orth, Eddie Acuff, Alyn Lockwood, Grandon Rhodes, William Newell, Paula Raymond, Sam Finn
George Radcliffe (Jerome Cowan) makes sure the Bumsteads do not go on their long-planned vacation when he contracts with a thief for Dagwood's (Arthur Lake) luggage to be stolen. But, his ploy fails, and Blondie (Penny Singleton) takes over, and they even get an extra week off.
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Boy Meets Girl 1938  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Marie Wilson, Ralph Bellamy, Dick Foran, Ronald Reagan, Penny Singleton, Frank McHugh, Bruce Lester, Dennie Moore, Paul Clark, John Ridgely, Harry Seymour, Bert Hanlon, James Stephenson
The Cagney and O'Brien duo return as irreverent writers in this spoof of the Hollywood scene. They help a widow waitress (Wilson) by promoting her baby into being a star, as well as helping with her romantic problems. Look for Ron Reagan as the announcer.
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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, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Stanley Brown, Grace Hall, Rafael Storm
One of Dagwood's (Arthur Lake) clients has a daughter who is more than a little stage-struck. So, of course, the Bumstead family –Blondie (Penny Singleton), Alexander (Larry Simms), and Cookie (Marjorie Ann Mutchie)–gets involved with predictable results.
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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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Hard to Get 1938 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Charles Winninger, Allen Jenkins, Bonita Granville, Melville Cooper, John Ridgely, Penny Singleton, Isabel Jeans, Thurston Hall
Bill (Dick Powell) is an architect who depends on a new job of pumping gas when the Great Depression hits. One day a millionaire (Olivia de Havilland) stops for gas and falls in love with Bill.
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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, Stanley Brown, Stanley Andrews, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Hal Taliaferro, Frank Sully, Hal Price, Emory Parnell
There are some good laughs in this Blondie (Penny Singleton) entry. Poor Dagwood (Arthur Lake) is sent out to buy a house but ends up with a horse. Then there's the fox hunt.
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Life with Blondie 1946 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Berlin
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jonathan Hale, Marc Lawrence, Jack Rice, Douglas Fowley, Eddie Acuff, Ernest Truex
Daisy the dog wins a pin-up contest and gets dognapped by the bad guys. The Bumsteads go into "action."
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The Mad Miss Manton 1938 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leigh Jason
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Sam Levene, Frances Mercer, Stanley Ridges, Vickie Lester, Whitney Bourne, Hattie McDaniel, Penny Singleton, Grady Sutton
This comedy/mystery is about a high-living socialite (Barbara Stanwyck) and her friends who get involved in a murder mystery and are determined to solve the case.
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Men Are Such Fools 1938 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Hugh Herbert, Johnnie Davis, Penny Singleton, Mona Barrie, Donald Briggs, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart
A secretary (Priscilla Lane) at an advertising agency is out to climb the ladder of success, but her boyfriend (Wayne Morris) wants her to quit and get married. When she invents a cure for hangovers, she is on her way and love triangles abound. Will she get the aggressive Harry (Humphrey Bogart) or stay with her solid boyfriend? One of Berkeley's few non-musicals.
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Racket Busters 1938 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, George Brent, Gloria Dickson, Allen Jenkins, Walter Abel, Penny Singleton, Henry O'Neill, Anthonuy Averill, Oscar O'Shea, Elliott Sullivan, Fay Helm, Joe Downing, Norman Willis, Don Rowan, Stuart Holmes
Tough mobster Martin (Humphrey Bogart) decides to add the NYC truckers to his territory despite the efforts of special prosecutor Allison (Walter Abel) to stop him.
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Swing Your Lady 1938 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical . Romance
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Louise Fazenda, Penny Singleton, Leon Weaver, Nat Pendleton, Ronald Reagan, Frank McHugh, Allen Jenkins, Frank Weaver, June Weaver, Daniel Boone Savage, Hugh O'Connell, Tommy Bupp, Sonny Bupp, Joan Howard
Ed (Humphrey Bogart) sets up a phony wrestling match between strong-woman Sadie (Louise Fazenda) and Joe (Nat Pendleton).
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| 1. After the Thin Man (1936)
2. Beware of Blondie (1950)
3. Blondie (1938)
4. Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
5. Blondie for Victory (1942)
6. Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
7. Blondie Goes to College (1941)
8. Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)
9. Blondie Hits the Jackpot (1949)
10. Blondie in Society (1941)
11. Blondie in the Dough (1947)
12. Blondie Knows Best (1946)
13. Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
14. Blondie on a Budget (1940)
15. Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)
16. Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939)
17. Blondie's Anniversary (1947)
18. Blondie's Big Deal (1949)
19. Blondie's Big Moment (1947)
20. Blondie's Blessed Event (1942)
21. Blondie's Hero (1950)
22. Blondie's Holiday (1947)
23. Blondie's Lucky Day (1946)
24. Blondie's Reward (1948)
25. Blondie's Secret (1948)
26. Boy Meets Girl (1938)
27. Footlight Glamour (1943)
28. Go West, Young Lady (1941)
29. Hard to Get (1938)
30. It's a Great Life (1943)
aka: Blondie and Dagwood: It's a Great Life
31. Leave It to Blondie (1945)
32. Life with Blondie (1946)
33. The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
34. Men Are Such Fools (1938)
35. Racket Busters (1938)
36. Swing Your Lady (1938)
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