Blondie's Big Moment (1947)

Director
Abby Berlin

Main cast
Penny Singleton; Arthur Lake; Larry Simms; Marjorie Ann Mutchie; Daisy

Genres
Comedy

Description
Blondie decides she wants to be a star and nearly turns her household upside down in this entry in the long-running domestic comedy series. Dagwood has mixed emotions about his wife's theatrical aspirations and eventually he decides to get her to quit. As usual - disaster ensues.


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