''Blondie's Hero'' is a 1950 American

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directed by

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and starring

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, Arthur Lake,

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, and

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. It is the penultimate entry of the 28 Blondie films, which ended with ''

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'', released later the same year.

Plot summary

Dagwood accidentally enlists in the Army reserve. Blondie accompanies him to basic training camp.

Cast

as Blondie * Arthur Lake as Dagwood *

as Baby Dumpling *

as Cookie * Daisy as Daisy the Dog *

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as Marty Greer * Danny Mummert as Alvin Fuddle *

Joe Sawyer Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers; August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, and was sometimes billed under his birth name. Early life Sawyer was born August 29, 1 ...

as Sergeant Gateson *

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as Danny Gateson * Alyn Lockwood as Mary Reynolds *

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as Mae *

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as Tim Saunders

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* * * 1950 films Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films Blondie (film series) films Films based on comic strips Films based on American comics Live-action films based on comics 1950 comedy films American comedy films 1950s English-language films Films directed by Edward Bernds 1950s American films Films scored by Mischa Bakaleinikoff {{1950s-US-comedy-film-stub