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Blondie Takes a Vacation
Blondie Takes a Vacation
	Blondie Takes a Vacation & Television Spy 1939 ads
Directed by	Frank R. Strayer
Screenplay by	Richard Flournoy
Story by	Karen DeWolf; Robert Chapin
Based on	comic strip Blondie; by Chic Young
Produced by	Robert Sparks
Starring	Penny Singleton; Arthur Lake; Larry Simms
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Viola Lawrence
Music by	M. W. Stoloff
Production; company	King Features Syndicate
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 20, 1939 (US);
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Blondie Takes a Vacation is a 1939 American black-and-white comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms. The film is based on Chic Young's comic strip of the same name.

This was the third of 28 films based on the comic strip; Columbia Pictures produced them from 1938 to 1943.

Plot

The Bumsteads finally take a vacation at a mountain lake, but discover the failing hotel is about to be foreclosed on for lack of business, and its utilities cut off. Dagwood generously pitches in with schemes to help the elderly and bewildered proprietors attract more business.

Cast

Penny Singleton as Blondie
Arthur Lake as Dagwood
Larry Simms as Baby Dumpling
Daisy as Daisy the Dog
Danny Mummert as Alvin Fuddle
Donald Meek as Jonathan N. Gillis
Donald MacBride as Harvey Morton
Thomas W. Ross as Matthew Dickerson
Elizabeth Dunn as Mrs. Emily Dickerson
Robert Wilcox as John Larkin
Harlan Briggs as Mr. Holden
Irving Bacon as Letter Carrier
Arthur Aylesworth as Sheriff Weaver
Wade Boteler as Engineer
Harry Harvey Sr. as Poker Player
Arthur Housman as Tipsy Train Traveler
Milton Kibbee as Grocery Creditor
Christine McIntyre as Resort Singer-'Love in Bloom'
Robert McKenzie as Plumbing Creditor
Dave Willock as Hotel Desk Clerk

Production

Production for the film took place in May 1939 to June 1939.^[1]

References

^ Blottner, Gene (2011). Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland Publishing. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-0786433537. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

External links

Blondie Takes a Vacation at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
Blondie Takes a Vacation at the TCM Movie Database
Blondie Takes a Vacation at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Blondie Takes a Vacation at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Blottner, Gene (2011). Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland Publishing. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-0786433537. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

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