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Blondie Goes Latin

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Mr. Dithers invites the Bumsteads 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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1941-02-27

Runtime: 72 mins

Director: Robert Sparks, Frank R. Strayer

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy

Original title: Blondie Goes Latin

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Blondie Bumstead

Penny Singleton

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Arthur Lake

Larry Simms

Ruth Terry

Danny Mummert

Jonathan Hale

Little Girl Singer and Piano Player

Janet Burston

Hal Trent

Kirby Grant

Manuel Rodrigueu

Tito Guízar

Mailman (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Eddie Acuff

Musician (uncredited)

Harry Barris

Beautiful Girl Picking Up Gloves (uncredited)

Cecilia Callejo

Blondie Collection

3.5

Blondie

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Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion i

2.9

Blondie Meets the Boss

1939-03-08

Dagwood inadvertently gets cornered in to resigning. When his wife Blondie tries to ask Dagwoods bos

3.1

Blondie Takes a Vacation

1939-07-20

Blondie and Dagwood are in charge of operations at a mountain motel. The elderly owners of the estab

3.3

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939-11-08

Baby Dumpling, the six-year-old son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead disappears from sight during his

Blondie on a Budget

1940-02-29

Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old gi

3.6

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

1940-07-25

Things get under way when Blondie Bumstead demands that her husband request a raise from his boss Mr

3.4

Blondie Plays Cupid

1940-10-31

The Bumstead family is off to see relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and Millie

3.1

Blondie Goes Latin

1941-02-27

Mr. Dithers invites the Bumsteads on a South American cruise. Somehow Dagwood winds up as the femal

3.7

Blondie in Society

1941-07-17

Dagwood brings home a pedigreed Great Dane which an important company client wants and which Blondie

3.2

Blondie Goes to College

1942-01-15

Dagwood Bumstead must receive a college diploma or lose his job with the Dithers Construction Compan

3.6

Blondie's Blessed Event

1942-04-09

Cookie is born, producing unmitigated joy in the Bumstead household. Adding to the chaos a new baby

3.6

Blondie for Victory

1942-08-06

Blondie organizes Housewives of America to perform home-front wartime duties, including guarding the

3.8

It's a Great Life

1943-05-27

Dagwood Bumstead, intending to buy a house, buys a horse instead. However, Dagwood quickly gets mix

3.9

Footlight Glamour

1943-09-30

Mr. Dithers is trying to encourage a businessman to build a war-time manufacturing plant on land he

Leave It to Blondie

1945-02-22

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Life with Blondie

1945-12-13

Daisy, the Bumstead's mischievous mutt, makes the family a little extra cash when she wins a contest

3.2

Blondie's Lucky Day

1946-04-04

Not only must Blondie put on a brave face when her husband Dagwood is fired for the umpteenth time b

3.2

Blondie Knows Best

1946-10-17

Dagwood Bumstead poses as his boss Mr. Dithers so that a big business deal can be consummated while

2.4

Blondie's Big Moment

1947-01-09

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Blondie's Holiday

1947-04-10

Dagwood gets a raise due to a new contract with a bank manager. Blondie misunderstanding the amount

3.3

Blondie in the Dough

1947-10-16

BBlondie opens a bakery in her home to help fill the family cookie jar. Her tasty cookies become so

2.8

Blondie's Anniversary

1947-12-18

Blondie finds a valuable watch that has been hidden by hubby Dagwood. She assumes that it's a surpr

3.3

Blondie's Reward

1948-06-03

After bungling a real-estate transaction, Dagwood Bumstead (Arthur Lake) is demoted to office boy by

3.3

Blondie's Secret

1948-12-23

Dagwood prepares for a long-delayed vacation with the family. His boss Mr. Radcliffe has promised t

3.1

Blondie's Big Deal

1949-03-04

Dagwood accidentally discovers a non-flammable paint. Bad guys Dillon and Stack steal it before he

3.3

Blondie Hits the Jackpot

1949-09-08

Fired for messing up an important contract, Dagwood takes a job as a manual laborer for a constructi

3.1

Blondie's Hero

1950-03-09

Dagwood enters the Army Reserve and Blondie visits only to discover that he has caused all sorts of

2.6

Beware of Blondie

1950-04-13

Mr. Dithers leaves Dagwood in charge of the office for a short period. Poor old Dagwood manages to

Reviews

talisencrw

This is an exceptional comedy-musical that I wish more people knew about. Penny Singleton, who played Blondie, was definitely a talented singer and dancer, and she most certainly proves it conclusively here. Wonderful fun.

2016-06-25

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