''Blondie Takes a Vacation'' is a 1939 American black-and-white

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Frank R. Strayer Frank Raymond Strayer (September 21, 1891 – February 3, 1964) was an actor, film writer, director and producer. He was active from the mid-1920s until the early 1950s. He directed a series of 14 '' Blondie!'' (1938) movies as well. Biography ...

and starring

Penny Singleton Penny Singleton (born Mariana Dorothy McNulty, September 15, 1908 – November 12, 2003) was an American actress, singer, dancer and labor leader. During her 60-year career on stage, screen, radio and television, Singleton appeared as the ...

, Arthur Lake, and

Larry Simms Larry Lee Simms (October 1, 1934 – June 17, 2009) was an American child actor who appeared in 36 films between 1937 and 1951. Life and career Larry Simms was born October 1, 1934. He worked as a child model from the age of two and was disc ...

. The film is based on

Chic Young Murat Bernard "Chic" Young (January 9, 1901March 14, 1973) was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip '' Blondie''. His 1919 ''William McKinley High School Yearbook'' cites his nickname as Chicken, source of his familiar pen name an ...

's comic strip of the same name. This was the third of 28 films based on the comic strip;

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...

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

as Blondie * Arthur Lake as Dagwood *

as Baby Dumpling * Daisy as Daisy the Dog * Danny Mummert as Alvin Fuddle * Donald Meek as Jonathan N. Gillis *

Donald MacBride Donald Hugh MacBride (June 23, 1893 – June 21, 1957) was an American character actor on stage, in films, and on television who launched his career as a teenage singer (making several recordings in 1907) in vaudeville and went on to be an ...

as Harvey Morton * Thomas W. Ross as Matthew Dickerson * Elizabeth Dunn as Mrs. Emily Dickerson * Robert Wilcox as John Larkin *

Harlan Briggs Harlan Briggs (August 17, 1879 – January 26, 1952) was an American actor and Vaudeville performer who was active from the 1930s until his death in 1952. During the course of his career he appeared on Broadway, in over 100 films, as well a ...

as Mr. Holden * Irving Bacon as Letter Carrier * Arthur Aylesworth as Sheriff Weaver *

Wade Boteler Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. Biography He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...

as Engineer * Harry Harvey Sr. as Poker Player *

Arthur Housman Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Career Arthur Housman was one of the first screen comedians known to the public by name, and on ...

as Tipsy Train Traveler *

Milton Kibbee Milton Kibbee (January 27, 1896 – April 17, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 360 films between 1933 and 1953. He was the brother of actor Guy Kibbee and his daughter was actress Lois Kibbee. He died in Simi Vall ...

as Grocery Creditor * Christine McIntyre as Resort Singer-'Love in Bloom' * Robert McKenzie as Plumbing Creditor *

Dave Willock David Willock (August 13, 1909 – November 12, 1990) was an American character actor. He appeared in 181 films and television series from 1939 to 1979. Biography Born in 1909, Willock began his professional career in vaudeville in 1931, teamin ...

as Hotel Desk Clerk

Production

Production for the film took place in May 1939 to June 1939.

References

External links

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