Blondie's Big Deal

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Blondie's Big Deal

"Dagwood wants to set the world on fire... but all he does is burn down the Boss' house!"

1949

1h 7m

6.2(4 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Dagwood accidentally discovers a non-flammable paint. Bad guys Dillon and Stack steal it before he can give it to his boss Radcliffe. To show off his invention, Dagwood paints Radcliffe's house with it and is disgraced when the house burns down!

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18 members

Acting

Penny Singleton

Blondie Bumstead

Acting

Arthur Lake

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Acting

Larry Simms

Alexander Bumstead

Acting

Marjorie Ann Mutchie

Cookie Bumstead

Acting

Jerome Cowan

George M. Radcliffe

Acting

Collette Lyons

Norma

Acting

Wilton Graff

Joe Dillon

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Ray Walker

Harry Slack

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Stanley Andrews

Mr. Forsythe

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Mason Alan Dinehart

Rollo (as Alan Dinehart III)

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Eddie Acuff

Mailman

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Jack Rice

Ollie

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Chester Clute

Mayor A.K. Ramsey

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George Lloyd

Fire Chief

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Alyn Lockwood

Mary, Radcliffe's Secretary

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Danny Mummert

Alvin Fuddle

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Daisy

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Sue Casey

Unknown Role

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