Blondie on a Budget (1940)
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- Approved
- 1h 12min
- Comedy, Family
- 29 Feb 1940 (USA)
- Movie
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 verified as complete
| Penny Singleton | ... |
Blondie Bumstead
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| Arthur Lake | ... |
Dagwood Bumstead
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| Larry Simms | ... |
Baby Dumpling Bumstead
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| Daisy | ... |
Daisy
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| Rita Hayworth | ... |
Joan Forrester
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| Danny Mummert | ... |
Alvin Fuddle
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| Don Beddoe | ... |
Marvin Williams
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| John Qualen | ... |
Mr. Ed Fuddle
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| Fay Helm | ... |
Mrs. Fuddle
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Mailman
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| Thurston Hall | ... |
Brice
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| William Brisbane | ... |
Theatre Manager
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| Willie Best | ... |
Newsboy (uncredited)
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| Chester Clute | ... |
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
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| Mary Currier | ... |
First Saleslady (uncredited)
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| Dick Curtis | ... |
Tony - Mechanic (uncredited)
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Hal K. Dawson | ... |
Bank Teller (uncredited)
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| Jack Egan | ... |
Elevator Man (uncredited)
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| George Guhl | ... |
Policeman Platt (uncredited)
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Claire James | ... |
Usherette (uncredited)
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| Gene Morgan | ... |
Man Saying Dagwood May Be a Jerk (uncredited)
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| Rita Owin | ... |
Second Saleslady (uncredited)
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| Emory Parnell | ... |
Policeman Dempsey (uncredited)
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| Ralph Peters | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Janet Shaw | ... |
Anniversary Cake Usherette (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Frank R. Strayer | ||
Written by
| Richard Flournoy | ... | (screenplay) |
| Charles M. Brown | ... | (story) (as Charles Molyneux Brown) |
| Chic Young | ... | (based on the comic strip by) |
Produced by
| Robert Sparks | ... | producer |
Music by
| Leigh Harline | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Henry Freulich | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Gene Havlick | ||
Art Direction by
| Lionel Banks | ||
| Jerome Pycha Jr. | ... | (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
| Fay Babcock | ... | (uncredited) |
| Milton Stumph | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Robert Kalloch | ... | (gowns) (as Kalloch) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Cliff P. Broughton | ... | assistant director (as Clifton Broughton) |
Sound Department
| Lodge Cunningham | ... | sound recordist |
Music Department
| Morris Stoloff | ... | musical director (as M.W. Stoloff) |
| Leo Arnaud | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Alfred Newman | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Ben Oakland | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| George Parrish | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
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- Columbia Pictures (1940) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1940) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
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| Taglines | Balance your fun budget. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | 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 » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Goodbye See more » |
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Dagwood Bumstead,
Daisy:
Dagwood: [to Daisy] Dagwood Bumstead, Daisy: That's the trouble with you women, you don't want to hear the truth. I never got in trouble until I told the truth. You're all alike! See more » |