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It's a Great Life

  • 1943
  • Approved
  • 1h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
229
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Hugh Herbert, Arthur Lake, Marjorie Ann Mutchie, Larry Simms, Penny Singleton, and Reggie the Horse in It's a Great Life (1943)
ComedyFamily

Dagwood buys a horse when he is supposed to be buying a house.Dagwood buys a horse when he is supposed to be buying a house.Dagwood buys a horse when he is supposed to be buying a house.

  • Director
    • Frank R. Strayer
  • Writers
    • Connie Lee
    • Karen DeWolf
    • Chic Young
  • Stars
    • Penny Singleton
    • Arthur Lake
    • Larry Simms
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    229
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank R. Strayer
    • Writers
      • Connie Lee
      • Karen DeWolf
      • Chic Young
    • Stars
      • Penny Singleton
      • Arthur Lake
      • Larry Simms
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast37

    Penny Singleton
    Penny Singleton
    • Blondie Bumstead
    Arthur Lake
    Arthur Lake
    • Dagwood Bumstead
    Larry Simms
    Larry Simms
    • Alexander Bumstead…
    Hugh Herbert
    Hugh Herbert
    • Timothy Brewster
    Jonathan Hale
    Jonathan Hale
    • J.C. Dithers
    Danny Mummert
    Danny Mummert
    • Alvin Fuddle
    Alan Dinehart
    Alan Dinehart
    • Collender Martin
    Douglas Leavitt
    Douglas Leavitt
    • Bromley
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Mailman
    Marjorie Ann Mutchie
    • Cookie Bumstead
    Daisy
    Daisy
    • Daisy
    Reggie the Horse
    • Reggie the Horse
    Robert Anderson
    • Boy at Circus Show
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Andrews
    Stanley Andrews
    • Attorney Schuster #2
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Brown
    Stanley Brown
    • Ollie
    • (uncredited)
    Buz Buckley
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Jane Carey
    • Mary, the Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Freddie Chapman
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank R. Strayer
    • Writers
      • Connie Lee
      • Karen DeWolf
      • Chic Young
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews6

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    • Trivia
      Since Larry Simms was quickly approaching his pre-teen years, the producers of the series decided that "Baby" Dumpling couldn't go on being called "Baby" forever and they decided to drop the moniker and call the Bumstead son by his given name, Alexander. This is the first in the Blondie series in which it went into effect.
    • Quotes
      • Dagwood: Sometimes I think that horse understands everything I say.
      • Blondie: Then he's smarter than I am.
    • Connections
      Followed by Footlight Glamour (1943)
    • Soundtracks
      William Tell Overture
      (excerpts)
      Written by Gioachino Rossini
      Played when Dagwood is trying to figure out what the weather is.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 27, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blondie Buys a Horse
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 8m(68 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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