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Blonde Crazy (1931)

Blonde Crazy poster
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Genre
romantic comedy, comedy drama, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A clever bellhop and a hotel maid team up to pull small-time cons during the Depression. They fall for each other while dodging trouble and a slicker con man.

fast-pacedsnappyromanticmischievousstreetwiseplayfulcheeky

What happens

Blonde Crazy is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Noel Francis, Louis Calhern, Ray Milland, and Guy Kibbee. The film is notable for one of Cagney's lines, a phrase often repeated by celebrity impersonators: "That dirty, double-crossin' rat!" (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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