Blonde Crazy

1931
TV-G
1h 19m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

2.4K

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James Cagney and Joan Blondell in Blonde Crazy (1931)

The adventures of an egoistic con man and his glamorous accomplice.

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The adventures of an egoistic con man and his glamorous accomplice.The adventures of an egoistic con man and his glamorous accomplice.The adventures of an egoistic con man and his glamorous accomplice.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

2.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins total

Detective
(uncredited)

Ray Cooke

Jimmy - Bellhop
(uncredited)

Richard Cramer

Cabbie
(uncredited)

Bill Elliott

Nightclub Patron under Title Credits
(uncredited)

Peter Erkelenz

Kansas City Dutch
(uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Nightclub Patron
(uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Tobacco Counterman
(uncredited)

Lew Harvey

Driver
(uncredited)

Director
- Roy Del Ruth
Writers
- Kubec Glasmon
- John Bright
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Late in the movie when Jerry (Russell Hopton) shows Cagney his money-making scam of selling "swastika charms" there is an abrupt edit, probably a close-up of what the charm looked like. Swastikas had been considered good-luck charms until the advent of the Nazis two years after this movie was released, and the edit almost certainly took place between then and 1941 when other war-related edits took place in Hollywood (e.g., anything relating to Italy in The Marx Brothers A Night at the Opera (1935).

Goofs
When Bert is in the car chase, they pass a Three Owl drug store, which was a West Coast chain, despite the scene being set in New York City. Other advertising also points to California: a See's candy store and a neon sign for Motorite motor oil from the Union Oil Co.

Quotes
Bert Harris: Oh, that dirty, double-crossin' rat! I'd like to get my hooks on him. I'd tear him to pieces!

Connections
Featured in Hollywood and the Stars: How to Succeed as a Gangster (1963)

Soundtracks
When Your Lover Has Gone
(1931) (uncredited)
Written by E.A. Swan
Played and sung during the credits by an uncredited tenor
Played by an orchestra at a nightclub
Played as background music when Bert proposes to Anne
Played as background music at the end

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Featured review

7/10

Ho-neeeee!

"Ho-nee! " That's crazy Jimmy Cagney calling to his partner Joan Blondell in this wacky early-30s comedy-drama which reminded a bit, attitude-wise, with a film he did the following year called "Lady Killer."

It also was typical Cagney: a very cocky con man (as a bellhop!) and fun-to- watch character who will do and say about anything. The dialog between he and Blondell in this film is a real hoot. It features a lot of the expressions of this time period.

Louis Calhern plays a competing con man who swindles Cagney, but then gets taken himself. A very young Ray Milland, in one of his first credited appearances, is so young I didn't know it was him, but recognized the voice. He looked a lot like Bob Cummings.

Not a great film but entertaining for the part, as Cagney films usually were. Every time he yells "Ho-nee!" I laugh out loud. Ya gotta love him!