The Strawberry Blonde (1941)

Director:

Raoul Walsh

Writers:

James Hagan (play)
Julius J. Epstein (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 February 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Biff Grimes is crazy about Virginia Brush, but his "pal" Hugo Barnstead marries her himself and makes Biff the fall guy for his shady dealings...

Plot Keywords:

Band | Falling Building | Suffragette | Accidental Death | New York City

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

James Cagney	...	Biff Grimes
Olivia de Havilland	...	Amy Lind
Rita Hayworth	...	Virginia Brush
Alan Hale	...	Old Man Grimes
Jack Carson	...	Hugo Barnstead
George Tobias	...	Nicholas Pappalas
Una O'Connor	...	Mrs. Mulcahey
George Reeves	...	Harold
Lucile Fairbanks	...	Harold's Girl Friend
Edward McNamara	...	Big Joe
Helen Lynd	...	Josephine
Herbert Heywood	...	Toby

Runtime:

97 min | Argentina:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | USA:Approved | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

In March 1941, Warner Brothers was distributing this film on a double bill with another comedy, Honeymoon for Three (1941) starring Ann Sheridan and George Brent.

Goofs:

Continuity: The skins of the bananas that Biff eats, disappear from under the bench when he and Virginia stand up.

Quotes:

Amy Lind: Oh for goodness sake, Virginia, cut out the nonsense. This is a pre-arranged date and we all know it. I've got to get back on duty by 11, so come on, let's shake our tootsies.
Virginia Brush: Amy!
Amy Lind: Oh 'Amy!' my Grandmother's hot water bottle!
Biff Grimes: [muttering to Hugo] She's fast.
Hugo F. Barnstead: [under breath] Yeah.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Strangers on a Train (1951)

Soundtrack:

A Life on the Ocean Wave

A Feel Good Movie

Music, Music music.....costumes...what a delightful old movie... Go back in time to an easier period. When you could take your best girl out on the town for $2.50. This movie just makes you long for the old, old days..when life was so much easier. Very little serious matter in the movie. Lot's of lessons to learn to. The beautiful package, the elusive girl, the importance of life. By todays standards this would be an extremely low budget film, yet it captures you and you leave the movie feeling better for watching it. Great cast with James Cagney, Olivia DeHavilland, Rita Haywood, Jack Carter who bring the movie to life. Not a great movie, but one worth seeing just to look back in time and enjoy.