Blondie Johnson

Blondie Johnson
Blondie Johnson
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Ray Enright
Written by	Earl Baldwin
Starring	Joan Blondell; Chester Morris
Cinematography	Tony Gaudio
Edited by	George Marks
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 25, 1933;
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Blondie Johnson is a 1933 American pre-Code gangster film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joan Blondell and Chester Morris. It was produced by Warner Bros.^[1]

Plot[]

Set during the Great Depression, Blondie Johnson (Joan Blondell) quits her job after her boss sexually harasses her. She and her sick mother are then evicted from their apartment and are unable to get any government relief funds. After her mother dies, Blondie is determined to become rich. She soon gets involved in a criminal organization and falls in love with Danny, one of its members (Chester Morris). Later she convinces him to take down his boss. Blondie eventually climbs up the criminal ladder, becoming boss to the "little navy" gang before the gang is exposed. Blondie is convicted and sent to prison for six years, but she and Danny promise each other that they will make a fresh start after paying their debts to society.

Cast[]

Joan Blondell as Blondie Johnson
Chester Morris as Danny
Allen Jenkins as Louis
Earle Foxe as Scannel
Claire Dodd as Gladys
Mae Busch as Mae
Toshia Mori as Lulu
Joseph Cawthorn as Manager
Olin Howland as Eddie
Sterling Holloway as Red
Charles Lane as Cashier (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel as Train Porter

Preservation status[]

A print is preserved in the Library of Congress-Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation collection.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Blondie Johnson (1933)", catalog, American Film Institute (AFI), Los Angeles, California. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.18 c.1978 the American Film Institute

External links[]

Blondie Johnson at IMDb
Blondie Johnson at AllMovie

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[AFI-1] "Blondie Johnson (1933)", catalog, American Film Institute (AFI), Los Angeles, California. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

[2] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.18 c.1978 the American Film Institute

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