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Blondie Knows Best (1946)

Dagwood Thinks He Has All The Answers... But Blondie Knows Best!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 9M

Director : Abby Berlin
Writer : Edward Bernds, Al Martin

Synopsis

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 the long running Blondie series. Blondie Knows Best was writer/director Edward Bernds' first entry in the long-running "Blondie" series, and arguably his funniest. Bernds was a big fan of comedian Shemp Howard (whom he'd directed in several Columbia 2-reelers) and accordingly he gives Shemp free reign in his scenes, resulting in some hystericially funny moments. Blondie Knows Best represented Jonathan Hale's farewell to the series; in the next entry, Blondie's Big Moment, he would be replaced by Jerome Cowan as Mr. Radcliffe

Actors

Penny Singleton
Penny Singleton
Blondie Bumstead
Arthur Lake
Arthur Lake
Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
Larry Simms
Larry Simms
Alexander Bumstead
Marjorie Ann Mutchie
Marjorie Ann Mutchie
Cookie Bumstead
Daisy
Daisy
Daisy
Steven Geray
Steven Geray
Dr. Schmidt
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
J.C. Dithers
Shemp Howard
Shemp Howard
Jim Gray
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
Charles Peabody
Danny Mummert
Danny Mummert
Alvin Fuddle
Ludwig Donath
Ludwig Donath
Dr. Titus
Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft
Mr. Conroy
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Patron at Hi-Ho Club (uncredited)
Alyn Lockwood
Alyn Lockwood
Mary, Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Jack Rice
Jack Rice
Ollie Shaw (uncredited)
Fred F. Sears
Fred F. Sears
Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
Betty Alexander
Betty Alexander
Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Crews

Abby Berlin
Abby Berlin
Director
Edward Bernds
Edward Bernds
Screenplay
Chic Young
Chic Young
Characters
Burt Kelly
Burt Kelly
Producer
Alexander Steinert
Alexander Steinert
Original Music Composer
Philip Tannura
Philip Tannura
Director of Photography
Charles Lawton Jr.
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
Aaron Stell
Aaron Stell
Editor
Perry Smith
Perry Smith
Art Direction
Jerome Pycha Jr.
Jerome Pycha Jr.
Art Direction
Al Martin
Al Martin
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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