''Blondie Goes to College'' is a 1942 American

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directed by Frank R. Strayer. The film is a part of the ''Blondie'' series, starring

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in the title role. It is the tenth of twenty-eight Blondie movies starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake.

Plot

Dagwood Bumstead ( Arthur Lake) is forced to receive a college diploma in order to remain a worker at the Dithers Construction Company. He goes to school with his wife Blondie (

), until they get the news that married couples are not allowed. They decide to pretend they aren't a couple. A dilemma starts when Laura Wadsworth ( Janet Blair) begins to flirt with Dagwood, while Big Man on Campus Rusty Bryant (

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) does the same with Blondie. Even more problems come to Blondie when she discovers she is pregnant. Afraid to tell Dagwood out of fear of expulsion from class, she decides to keep it a secret.

Cast

as Blondie Bumstead, aka Blondie Smith * Arthur Lake as Dagwood 'Daggie' Bumstead * Janet Blair as Laura Wadsworth *

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as Baby Dumpling Bumstead *

Jonathan Hale Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley; March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor. Life and career Hale was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before his acting career, Hale worked in the Diplomatic C ...

as J.C. Dithers *

Adele Mara Adele Mara (born Adelaida Delgado; April 28, 1923 – May 7, 2010) was an American actress, singer, and dancer, who appeared in films during the 1940s and 1950s and on television in the 1950s and 1960s. Early years Mara was born in Highland P ...

as Babs Connelly *

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as Alvin Fuddle *

as Rusty Bryant *

Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. (January 15, 1913 – March 10, 1998) was an American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He was the father of four children, includi ...

as Ben Dixon *

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as J.J 'Snookie' Wadsworth *

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as Mouse

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* * * * 1942 films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films Columbia Pictures films 1942 comedy films Films directed by Frank R. Strayer Films set in universities and colleges Rowing films Blondie (film series) films 1940s American films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub