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63% Critic Match
Blondie of the Follies
“You'll Laugh! You'll Cry! But How You'll Enjoy Each Moment of It!”
6.3 / 10• 1932• 1h 31m•NR• English
DramaComedy
Storyline
New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the world, she arranges for Blondie, as well, to join the cast and gain the advantages. But the friendship goes awry when Lottie's sweetheart, wealthy Larry Belmont, falls for Blondie and she for him.
Cast & Crew
Marion Davies
Blondie McClune
Lead
Robert Montgomery
Larry Belmont
Billie Dove
Lottie Callahan aka Lurline Cavanaugh
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy
James Gleason
Pa McClune
Zasu Pitts
Gertie
Sidney Toler
Pete
Douglass Dumbrille
Murchenson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edmund Goulding's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Blondie of the Follies is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
