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Blondie Johnson (Warner Archive)
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Blondie Johnson (Warner Archive) (1933)
Starring:  Joan Blondell, Chester Morris, Allen Jenkins, Earle Foxe, Claire Dodd, Mae Busch, Joseph Cawthorn, Olin Howland, Sterling Holloway, Toshia Mori, Arthur Vinton
Director:  Ray Enright
Genre:  Drama
Year:  1933
Studio:  Warner Home Video
Length:  67 minutes
Released:   December 7, 2010
Rating:  NR
Format:  DVD
Misc:  NTSC, Full Screen, Black & White
Language:  English(Original Language)
SYNOPSIS:
Joan Blondell, one of Hollywood’s most memorable blondes, gets top billing in this protofeminist crime yarn as tough as a taxi dancer’s heart. Blondell’s first starring role was also a change of pace for a contract player usually cast as a chorus cutie or the male lead’s loyal doxy. Instead she plays the title character, a Depression-downtrodden waif who uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.

A terrific supporting cast – Chester Morris, Allen Jenkins. Mae Busch, Sterling Holloway – comes along for the rags-to-rackets ride through all the murder and double-crossing that make crime melodrama great entertainment. This time with a woman’s touch.

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Joe
Joan Blondell was great at the spunky cheerful type; here she proves just as able when she doesn't smile so much, and perfectly capable of holding our interest just the same. The 67-minute running time means things happen fast but Joan keeps right up -- if you read her bio, you know she worked every day of the 4-week shooting schedule. Good casting helps [Chester Morris is just right as her co-star] but so does a good story. The sound does suffer distortion typical of films this age, but I had no trouble making out most of the rapid-fire dialog on the first try. No closed-captioning -- this is a no-frills DVD, but I'm still grateful it exists. 4 stars
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