Blonde Crazy

1931

1h 19m

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7.0/10

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The adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.

Directors

Roy Del Ruth

Writers

Kubec Glasmon(story by)

John Bright(story by)

Stars

James Cagney

Joan Blondell

Louis Calhern

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Top cast

Albert 'Bert' Harris

Anne Roberts

'Dapper Dan' Barker

Helen Wilson

Joe Reynolds

A. Rupert Johnson Jr.

Peggy

Colonel Bellock

Mrs. Snyder

Hank aka Pete

Detective (uncredited)

Ray Cooke

Jimmy the Bellhop (uncredited)

Richard Cramer

Cabbie (uncredited)

Bill Elliott

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Peter Erkelenz

Kansas City Dutch (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Tobacco Counterman (uncredited)

Lew Harvey

Driver (uncredited)

Directors

Roy Del Ruth

Writers

Kubec Glasmon(story by)

John Bright(story by)

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Back in the days before the Code, James Cagney is "Bert", a bit of a rakish bell-hop in the best hotel in a small town where he takes a shine to the would-be chamber-maid "Anne" (Joan Blondell). After some flirting shenanigans and quite a bit of face slapping, the two finally join forces on a scam that nets them each the fairly large sum of $2,500! That is enough to move to a better town, a better hotel, and a better scam - until they align with the unscrupulous "Barker" (Louis Calhern) and they find themselves with the task of getting even... Poor old "Bert" is a bit of a commitment-phobe, and so "Anne" falls for the kindly "Joe" (Ray Milland) but when he "borrows" his company's cash for a dodgy scheme, it falls to "Bert" to try and fix things - and, well things don't quite go to plan. This is a love story, peppered with some feisty performances, some engaging action scenarios and plenty of quick-witted dialogue as the chemistry between the young Cagney and Blondell gradually develops for an eighty minutes that moves along nicely. Milland features sparingly, but Calhern adds quite a bit of value as the suave but duplicitous focus for the pair's revenge. The production isn't perhaps the best - the continuity is ropey, but the story and characterisations are entertaining and the ending would pull at even the most cynical of heart-strings. Good fun!

Geronimo196703 Sep, 2022