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After the Thin Man

(1936)

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.

Runtime:

112 min

Director:

W.S. Van Dyke

Cast:

William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart, Elissa Landi, Elissa Landi

7.7

100%

N/A

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Jetsons: The Movie

(1990)

Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

George Jetson is forced to uproot his family when Mr. Spacely promotes him to take charge of a new factory on a distant planet.

Runtime:

82 min

Director:

Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

Cast:

George O'Hanlon, Mel Blanc, Penny Singleton, Tiffany, Patric Zimmerman

5.6

27%

46

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The Mad Miss Manton

(1938)

Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance

When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.

Runtime:

80 min

Director:

Leigh Jason

Cast:

Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Sam Levene, Frances Mercer, Hattie McDaniel

6.9

N/A

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Blondie

(1938)

Comedy

Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion is marred when the bumbling Dagwood gets himself involved in a scheme that is promising financial ruin for the Bumstead family.

Runtime:

70 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Arthur Lake, Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Penny Singleton, Larry Simms

7.0

N/A

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Blondie on a Budget

(1940)

Comedy

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.

Runtime:

72 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy, Daisy

6.6

N/A

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Good News

(1930)

Comedy, Music

A college football star falls for his mousy French tutor.

Runtime:

90 min

7.6

N/A

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Blondie Takes a Vacation

(1939)

Adventure, Comedy

Blondie and Dagwood are in charge of operations at a mountain motel. The elderly owners of the establishment are in danger of losing their life savings. Among other things, arson threatens.

Runtime:

72 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy, Daisy

6.9

N/A

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Blondie Brings Up Baby

(1939)

Comedy

Baby Dumpling, the six-year-old son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead disappears from sight during his first day at school. While Dagwood frantically combs the city in search of the boy, Baby Dumpling spents a nice, safe afternoon with poor little rich girl Melinda Mason, who with her new playmate's help arises from her sickbed to walk a...

Runtime:

72 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Danny Mummert, Daisy

6.8

N/A

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Blondie Meets the Boss

(1939)

Comedy

Dagwood inadvertently gets cornered in to resigning. When his wife Blondie tries to ask Dagwoods boss Mr. Dithers for his job back, he ends up hiring her instead. This doesn't sit too well with Dagwood. Blondie's sister comes to visit, and Dagwood is put in a compromising situation with another woman.

Runtime:

75 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy

6.8

N/A

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Blondie Plays Cupid

(1940)

Comedy

The Bumstead family is off to see relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and Millie, an eloping couple needing her help.

Runtime:

72 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy, Jonathan Hale, Daisy

6.7

N/A

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Blondie in Society

(1941)

Comedy

Dagwood brings home a pedigreed Great Dane which an important company client wants and which Blondie enters in the big dog show. A highlight of this film is the canine burping display.

Runtime:

76 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy, Daisy

6.8

N/A

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Blondie Has Servant Trouble

(1940)

Comedy

Things get under way when Blondie Bumstead demands that her husband request a raise from his boss Mr. Dithers, so that she can afford to hire a maid. But Dithers has no time for any salary disputes: his construction firm is currently stuck with an unsaleable old mansion that is rumored to be haunted. To disprove this theory, Dithers ...

Runtime:

72 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Daisy, Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy

6.8

N/A

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Secrets of an Actress

(1938)

Drama, Romance

Two architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.

Runtime:

70 min

Director:

William Keighley

Cast:

Kay Francis, George Brent, Ian Hunter, Gloria Dickson, Isabel Jeans

7.3

N/A

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Blondie Goes Latin

(1941)

Comedy

The 8th film in the Blondie series - Blondie Goes Latin. Mr. Dithers invites the Bumstead's on a South American cruise. Somehow Dagwood winds up as the female drummer in the ship's band, while Penny Singleton gets to show off her Broadway background in some lively musical numbers.

Runtime:

72 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer, Robert Sparks

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy, Daisy

6.6

N/A

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Blondie Goes to College

(1942)

Comedy

Number 10 in the Blondie series, Blondie Goes to College is predicated on the notion that Dagwood Bumstead (Arthur Lake) must receive a college diploma or lose his job with the Dithers Construction Company. Not wishing to be separated from her husband, Blondie (Penny Singleton) enrolls in college as well. But Leighton College rules s...

Runtime:

74 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy, Janet Blair

6.2

N/A

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Racket Busters

(1938)

Crime, Drama

A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.

Runtime:

71 min

6.1

N/A

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Blondie in the Dough

(1947)

Comedy

Blondie #21: Blondie opens a bakery in her home to help fill the family cookie jar in this entry in the long-running domestic comedy series based on the popular comic strip. Her tasty cookies become so popular that a cookie magnate makes her an offer that is difficult to refuse. Unfortunately, this creates all kinds of problems for t...

Runtime:

69 min

Director:

Abby Berlin

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy, Daisy

6.8

N/A

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Go West, Young Lady

(1941)

Comedy, Western

A young woman arrives in the western town of Headstone and helps the locals outsmart a gang of outlaws.

Runtime:

70 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Glenn Ford, Ann Miller, Charles Ruggles, Allen Jenkins

6.5

N/A

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Life with Blondie

(1945)

Comedy

Daisy, the Bumstead's mischievous mutt, makes the family a little extra cash when she wins a contest to become a model for the Navy. From there she becomes the favorite calendar gal. All the attention to the dog, makes Dagwood feel that his position as master of the house is jeopardized. Meanwhile all the attention catches the greed...

Runtime:

72 min

Director:

Abby Berlin

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Daisy

6.9

N/A

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Blondie's Blessed Event

(1942)

Comedy

Cookie is born, producing unmitigated joy in the Bumstead household. Adding to the chaos a new baby always creates is the appearance of Hans Conried as a cynical author who becomes caught up in the Bumstead lifestyle.

Runtime:

69 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Norma Jean Wayne, Daisy

6.7

N/A

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Blondie Knows Best

(1946)

Comedy

Dagwood Bumstead (Arthur Lake) poses as his boss Mr. Dithers (Jonathan Hale) so that a big business deal can be consummated while Dithers avoids nearsighted process server Jim Gray (Shemp Howard). The upshot of all this is that Dagwood ends up in a lunatic asylum, forcing Blondie (Penny Singleton) to come to the rescue. Number 18 in th...

Runtime:

69 min

Director:

Abby Berlin

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Daisy

6.7

N/A

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Blondie's Big Deal

(1949)

Comedy

In this, the 25th Blondie film, Dagwood accidentally discovers a non-flammable paint. Bad guys Dillon and Stack steal it before he can give it to his boss Radcliffe. To show off his invention, Dagwood paints Radcliffe's house with it and disgraced when the house burns down!

Runtime:

67 min

Director:

Edward Bernds

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Daisy

6.6

N/A

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Blondie's Lucky Day

(1946)

Comedy

Blondie's Lucky Day is the 17th entry in the long-running Blondie film series based on the comic strip by Chic Young. Blondie's Lucky Day, indeed! Not only must Blondie Bumstead (Penny Singleton) put on a brave face when her husband Dagwood (Arthur Lake) is fired for the umpteenth time by Mr. Dithers (Jonathan Hale), but she must als...

Runtime:

72 min

Director:

Abby Berlin

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Daisy

6.7

N/A

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Blondie's Secret

(1948)

Comedy

The 24th entry in the "Blondie" film series begins as Dagwood prepares for a long-delayed vacation with the family. His boss Mr. Radcliffe (Jerome Cowan) has promised the Bumsteads that there'll be no more postponements for their holiday. But when something comes up that requires Dagwood's presence, Radcliffe hires a couple of thugs ...

Runtime:

67 min

Director:

Edward Bernds

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Daisy

6.7

N/A

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Blondie's Anniversary

(1947)

Comedy

Blondie (Penny Singleton) finds a valuable watch that has been hidden by hubby Dagwood (Arthur Lake). She assumes that it's a surprise wedding gift, but the truth is that Dagwood has been guarding the watch on behalf of a client who bought the gift for his own wife. The snowballing comedy of errors eventually involves criminals who h...

Runtime:

67 min

Director:

Abby Berlin

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy, Daisy

6.6

N/A

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Blondie's Big Moment

(1947)

Comedy

Blondie decides she wants to be a star and nearly turns her household upside down in this entry in the long-running domestic comedy series. Dagwood has mixed emotions about his wife's theatrical aspirations and eventually he decides to get her to quit. As usual - disaster ensues.

Runtime:

70 min

Director:

Abby Berlin

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Daisy

6.6

N/A

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Blondie Hits the Jackpot

(1949)

Comedy

The "Blondie" series reaches Number 26 with Blondie Hits the Jackpot. Fired for messing up an important contract, Dagwood (Arthur Lake) takes a job as a manual laborer for a construction firm. Of interest is the fact that Dagwood and Blondie's son Alexander (Larry Simms), is now shaving and going out with girls--a far cry from his "B...

Runtime:

66 min

Director:

Edward Bernds

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy, Daisy

6.5

N/A

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It's a Great Life

(1943)

Comedy

When the profits of their various film series began slumping in the mid-1940s, Columbia Pictures tried to broaden the appeal of these films by disguing the fact that they were indeed series entries. Thus it was that Columbia's 13th "Blondie" picture was shipped out as It's a Great Life. The comic confusion begins when Dagwood Bumstea...

Runtime:

72 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Daisy

6.7

N/A

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Blondie's Holiday

(1947)

Comedy

Dagwood gets a raise due to a new contract with a bank manager. Blondie misunderstanding the amount of the raise pledges more than they can afford to Dagwood's high school reunion organizer who was also Dagwood's high school sweetheart. To make matters worse Dagwood becomes involved with a gang running a gambling establishment.

Runtime:

67 min

Director:

Abby Berlin

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Daisy

6.7

N/A

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Blondie's Reward

(1948)

Comedy

After bungling a real-estate transaction, Dagwood Bumstead (Arthur Lake) is demoted to office boy by his flustered boss Radcliffe (Jerome Cowan). Number 23 in the long-running Blondie series.

Runtime:

66 min

Director:

Abby Berlin

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy, Daisy

6.7

N/A

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Beware of Blondie

(1950)

Comedy

After 12 years and 28 films, Columbia's Blondie series came to a close with 1950's Beware of Blondie. Mr. Dithers leaving Dagwood (Arthur Lake) in charge of the office for a short period. Poor old Dagwood manages to gum things up when he falls for a confidence scam engineered by the duplicitous Toby Clifton (Adele Jergens). He even ...

Runtime:

66 min

Director:

Edward Bernds

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Daisy

6.3

N/A

Footlight Glamour

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Footlight Glamour

(1943)

Comedy

Mr. Dithers is trying to encourage a businessman to build a war-time manufacturing plant on land he owns while Dagwood tries to prevent the businessman from learning his daughter is involved in a local theatre production.

Runtime:

69 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Daisy

6.8

N/A

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Men Are Such Fools

(1938)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Linda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she hopes to succeed in the business rather than just find a husband. She rises through the ranks, becoming a copywriter, and attracts the attention of Jimmy, an amorous coworker who wants to marry her. But Jimmy is jealous of Linda's career and ...

Runtime:

69 min

5.5

N/A

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Leave It to Blondie

(1945)

Comedy

After a nearly two-year layoff, Columbia revived its moneymaking "Blondie" series with 1945's Leave It to Blondie. Older but no wiser, Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead (Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake) enter a songwriting contest. It's all part of a plan to cover charity checks that they've signed separately but can't cover. Along the way,...

Runtime:

74 min

Director:

Abby Berlin

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Daisy

6.6

N/A

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Blondie for Victory

(1942)

Comedy

Blondie organizes Housewives of America to perform home-front wartime duties, including guarding the local dam... Blondie for Victory was twelfth in Columbia's series of comedy films based on Chic Young's popular comic strip Blondie. Anxious to do her bit for the war effort, Blondie (Penny Singleton) joins the Housewives of America, ...

Runtime:

71 min

Director:

Frank R. Strayer

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Majelle White, Daisy

6.3

N/A

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Young Widow

(1946)

Drama

A young bride tries to rebuild her life after she learns her husband has been killed in the war.

Runtime:

100 min

Director:

Edwin L. Marin

Cast:

Jane Russell, Louis Hayward, Faith Domergue, Marie Wilson, Kent Taylor

6.5

N/A

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Blondie's Hero

(1950)

Comedy

Dagwood enters the Army Reserve and Blondie visits only to discover that he has caused all sorts of problems which lead to numerous conflicts.

Runtime:

67 min

Director:

Edward Bernds

Cast:

Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy

6.1

N/A

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Rockin' with Judy Jetson

(1988)

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

There's intergalactic trouble when the lyrics Judy Jetson wrote for teen heartthrob Sky Rocker are swapped with a secret message from a music-hating witch. Now it's up to Judy, her family, and friends to save rock-and-roll.

Runtime:

89 min

Director:

Paul Sommer

Cast:

George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Janet Waldo, Daws Butler, Rob Paulsen

6.4

N/A

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A Jetson Christmas Carol

(1985)

Animation, Family

In a take-off of Charles Dickens "The Christmas Carol," Mr. Spacely is being so greedy and selfish that he would even make Ebenezer Scrooge blush.

Runtime:

22 min

Cast:

George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Daws Butler, Don Messick, Janet Waldo

6.7

N/A

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Love in the Rough

(1930)

Comedy, Music, Romance

When a shipping clerk is recruited by his employer to help his golf game, his boss insists he conceal his humble identity at the country club.

Runtime:

84 min

Director:

Charles Reisner

Cast:

Robert Montgomery, Dorothy Jordan, Benny Rubin, J.C. Nugent, Penny Singleton

5.7

N/A

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