Blondie Takes a Vacation
(1939)
61 mins | Comedy | 20 July 1939
Director:
Frank R. StrayerWriters:
Richard Flournoy, Karen De Wolf, Robert Chapin, Richard FlournoyProducer:
Robert SparksCinematographer:
Henry FreulichEditor:
Viola LawrenceProduction Designer:
Lionel BanksProduction Company:
Columbia Pictures Corp.According to a news item in HR , Harry Davenport was slated to appear in this film, but his role in Gone with the Wind forced him to withdraw. This was the third picture in the Blondie series. For additional information about the series, consult the Series Index and see Blondie! ... More Less
According to a news item in HR , Harry Davenport was slated to appear in this film, but his role in Gone with the Wind forced him to withdraw. This was the third picture in the Blondie series. For additional information about the series, consult the Series Index and see Blondie! (above). More Less
Dagwood, Blondie, and Baby Dumpling Bumstead and their dog, Daisy, journey to a mountain lake for a much anticipated rest. Upon their arrival, the Bumsteads discover that their kindly old innkeepers, the Dickersons, are on the verge of losing their hotel due to the machinations of their business rival, Harvey Morton. Moved by the plight of the elderly pair, Dagwood and Blondie proceed to take the place in hand. After the family battles such minor disasters as a visiting skunk, the summer heats up when Morton's hotel burns down. Pyromaniac Jonathan Gillis saves Baby Dumpling from the fire, and later Dagwood is accused of arson. Luckily, Dagwood is vindicated when Baby Dumpling testifies that the fire was set accidentally by Morton himself. After saving the Dickersons' hotel, the Bumsteads end their summer vacation more exhausted than when they began ... + −
Dagwood, Blondie, and Baby Dumpling Bumstead and their dog, Daisy, journey to a mountain lake for a much anticipated rest. Upon their arrival, the Bumsteads discover that their kindly old innkeepers, the Dickersons, are on the verge of losing their hotel due to the machinations of their business rival, Harvey Morton. Moved by the plight of the elderly pair, Dagwood and Blondie proceed to take the place in hand. After the family battles such minor disasters as a visiting skunk, the summer heats up when Morton's hotel burns down. Pyromaniac Jonathan Gillis saves Baby Dumpling from the fire, and later Dagwood is accused of arson. Luckily, Dagwood is vindicated when Baby Dumpling testifies that the fire was set accidentally by Morton himself. After saving the Dickersons' hotel, the Bumsteads end their summer vacation more exhausted than when they began it. + −
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