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The Strawberry Blonde ()

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Quick-tempered yet likable Biff Grimes falls for the beautiful Virginia Brush, but he is not the only young man in the neighborhood who is smitten with her.
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Biff Grimes
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Amy Lind
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Virginia Brush
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Old Man Grimes
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Hugo Barnstead
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Nicholas Pappalas
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Mrs. Mulcahey
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Harold
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Harold's Girl Friend
Edward McNamara ...
Big Joe
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Josephine
Herbert Heywood ...
Toby
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Girl-Chaser in Park (uncredited)
Peter Ashley ...
Young Man (uncredited)
Paul Barrett ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Warden (uncredited)
George Campeau ...
Sailor (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
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Streetcleaner (uncredited)
Richard Clayton ...
Whistling Dandy in Park (uncredited)
Jack Daley ...
Bartender (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch ...
Singer (uncredited)
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Mrs. Mulcahey's Friend (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
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Mat Hughes - Policeman (uncredited)
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Ticket Inspector on Boat (uncredited)
Nora Gale ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Exchange Bank President (uncredited)
Harrison Greene ...
Hanger-on (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
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Workman (uncredited)
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Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr. ...
Charlie Brown - Policeman (uncredited)
George Humbert ...
Giuseppi - Barnstead's Cook (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
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Streetcleaner (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
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Baxter - Livery Stable Owner (uncredited)
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Hanger-on (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
Paul Phillips ...
Fellow (uncredited)
June Preston ...
Little Blonde Girl Singing (uncredited)
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Official (uncredited)
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Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)
Harry Seymour ...
Man (uncredited)
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Streetcleaner (uncredited)
David Thursby ...
Streetcleaner (uncredited)
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Woman (uncredited)
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Reluctant Convict Dental Patient (uncredited)
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Barber Shop Hanger-on (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke ...
Woman passerby (uncredited)

Directed by

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Raoul Walsh

Written by

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Julius J. Epstein ... (screen play) and
Philip G. Epstein ... (screen play)
 
James Hagan ... (from a play by)

Produced by

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William Cagney ... associate producer
Hal B. Wallis ... executive producer

Music by

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Heinz Roemheld ... (as H. Roemheld)

Cinematography by

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James Wong Howe ... director of photography

Editing by

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William Holmes ... film editor

Art Direction by

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Robert M. Haas ... (as Robert Haas)

Costume Design by

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Orry-Kelly ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Perc Westmore ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Al Alleborn ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Russell Saunders ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Pat Patterson ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Robert B. Lee ... sound
Dick Williams ... sound

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Willard Van Enger ... special effects

Stunts

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George DeNormand ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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James Bell ... assistant camera
Robert Burke ... camera operator
W.G. Buster ... grip
Archie R. Dalzell ... camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Ray Heindorf ... orchestral arrangements

Additional Crew

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Hugh Cummings ... dialogue director
Red Breen ... stand-in: James Cagney (uncredited)
Don Siegel ... montage director (uncredited)
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Production Companies

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  • Warner Bros. (presents) (A Warner Bros.-First National Picture)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Biff Grimes is pugnacious but likable young man during the Gay 90's living with his ne'er-do-well father, noted for their scrappy personalities and quick tempers. Like every other young man in town, Biff has a crush on gorgeous and flirtatious 'strawberry blonde' Virginia Brush, who gets catcalls every time she walks past the all-male clientele of the neighborhood barber shop. Biff is joined in his admiration by his friends, Nick Pappalis, an immigrant Greek barber, and Hugo Barnsfeld, an unscrupulously ambitious young man who doesn't let anything stand in the way of what he wants, including Virginia. Utilizing both fair means and foul Hugo sweeps Virginia off her feet and frames Biff as the fall guy in a political graft scheme. However, every dog has his day, and, eight years later, Biff stands poised to take his revenge. Written by duke1029@aol.com

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Taglines It's that good old two-fisted Cagney..at his very, very best! (Print Ad- Daily Argus, (Mount Vernon NY)) 20 March 1941) See more »
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Also Known As
  • One Sunday Afternoon (United States)
  • Un dimanche après-midi (France)
  • La blonde framboise (France)
  • Rotblond ist Trumpf (Germany)
  • La pelirroja (Spain)
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  • 99 min
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Trivia For a brief few seconds, Rita Hayworth is heard singing with her own voice. This is believed to be the only time in a film when this happens. See more »
Goofs The skins of the bananas that Biff eats disappear from under the bench when he and Virginia stand up. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh (1973). See more »
Soundtracks The Band Played On See more »
Quotes Amy Lind: You're not a very easy person to get to know, Mr. Grimes.
Biff Grimes: Well, that's the kind of a hairpin I am.
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