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Blondie, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD Chic Young's comic-strip look at married life was brought to the big screen by Columbia in 28 comedies made between 1938 and 1950, with Arthur Lake as bumbling office worker Dagwood Bumstead and Penny Singleton as his ever-patient wife, Blondie. Featured here are the series's first five films: "Blondie" (1938), in which Dagwood loses his job just before the couple's fifth anniversary; "Blondie Meets the Boss" (1939), which finds Dagwood on a fishing trip...and photographed in another woman's arms; "Blondie Takes a Vacation" (1939), where the Bumsteads work to keep a rundown mountain resort open; "Blondie Brings Up Baby" (1939), with Baby Dumpling playing hooky to search for missing family dog Daisy; and "Blondie on a Budget" (1940), in whic Blondie, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD Level-headed homemaker Blondie Bumstead (Penny Singleton), hapless hubby Dagwood (Arthur Lake), and their family are back in five more entries from the popular Columbia comedy series. "Blondie Has Servant Trouble" (1940) when the Bumsteads move into a supposedly haunted mansion; while on a trip to a relative's ranch, "Blondie Plays Cupid" (1940) for an eloping couple (Glenn Ford and Luana Walters); a South American business trip with Mr. Dithers finds Dagwood in drag as a ship's orchestra's lady drummer in "Blondie Goes Latin" (1941); things go to the dogs when a Great Dane Blondie brings home beats out a client's canine for a dog show prize in "Blondie in Society" (1941); and there's comedy on the campus when "Blondie Goes to College" (194 Blondie, Vols. 1 & 2 [DVD] DVD Two-disc collector's set includes "Blondie, Vol. 1" and "Blondie, Vol. 2." |
