Blondie Johnson (Warner Bros.) (1933)

Joan Blondell's Big Role Loads “Blondie Johnson” With Wide Sales Appeal Biondell's characterization of "Blondie John son" packs the wallop that will smack the cash customers to attention and land this breezy big show in the list of the year's top money winners. "Blondie Johnson" is the first picture to use a GANG GIRL as the central character. She's Miss Public Enemy No. 1—and that's the way to present her to the mob — tough, tangy, torrid! nd cate Blondell and Merris as a romantic team will sell tickets but they need to be pointed up with catchy situation and character copy. We advise that they be played for CLASH rather than for simple love interest. Better avoid reference to any racketeer slant, except from the GANG GIRL angle. CAST OF CHARACTERS TOC ee es pene Se ee JOAN BLONDELL oar ea “< ....Mae Busch aS eR “__...00e Cawthorne ee es Sterling Holloway = 2 eee Ou owland See ence eee ai eet Ge a at ea Donald Kirke Sie ee rm eee Tom Kennedy Breer ee Sam Godfrey Sa Se eee cree Toshia Mori JOAN BLONDELL — “Central Park,” “Big City Blues,” “Three on a Match,” “Union Depot,” “Blonde Crazy,” “The Crowd Roars,” “Miss Pinkerton.” CHESTER MORRIS—‘Red Headed Woman,” “The Miracle Man,” “No One Man,” “Alibi,” “The Divorcee,” “The Big House,” “The Bat Whispers.” ALLEN JENKINS — ‘‘Blessed Event,” “Three on a Match,” “Employees’ Entrance,” “42nd Street,” “Lawyer Man,” “I.Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang.” CLAIRE DODD — “Parachute Jumper,” “Lawyer Man,” “The Match King,” “Crooner,” “Man Wanted.” STERLING HOLLOWAY—‘Lawyer Man,” “Hard to Handle,” “American Madness.” SCREEN RECORDS OLIN HOWLAND — “So Big,” “Over the Hill.” TOSHIA MORI—“Tiger Shark,” “Union Depot,” “The Hatchet Man,” “Bitter Tea of General Yen.” JOE CAWTHORNE—“They Call It Sin,” “The Run Around,” “A Tailor Made Man,” ‘Peach O’Reno,” “Love Me Tonight.” MAE BUSCH—‘Doctor X,” “Scarlet Dawn,” “Wicked,” ‘“Defenders of the Law,” “Young Desire.” EARLE FOXE—“Ladies of the Big House,” “Transatlantic,’ “The Spider,” “Dance, Fools, Dance,’ “So Big.” RAY ENRIGHT (Director)—“The | Tenderfoot,” “Play Girl,” “Scarlet Pages,” “Dancing Sweeties.” PRODUCTION STAEFE Direction by BOPCON PLAY OY seas cigar ee Photography byes. Se ee Pan OU ON Dialogue Director EES DIV OCU a sas eee Og End ESL ie ee ee ees =u Vitaphone Orchestra Conductov........... Page Two So ee Ray Enright Be a RG Earl Baldwin PRS ee ee Tony Gaudio ee Ge eS George Marks Seer ne aes hare Stanley Logan Se eee er Esdras Hartley as Fin a eee Orry-Kelly ia ees eee ee Leo F. Forbstein Embittered by the death of her mother and sister through poverty and neglect, Blondie Johnson determines to make a living the easiest way. She starts by playing a sidewalk taxi racket, but eventually ties up with Curley Jones, lieutenant to Max Wagner, the biggest racketeer in the city. She is instrumental in obtaining the freedom of Louie, a member of the gang charged with murder, and wins his undying devotion. But she is unable to get into the good graces of the gang boss, who is afraid of “smart” dames, and Max orders Curley to get rid of her. Curley is in love with Blondie, but he is afraid of Max. However, she finally persuades him to break with the boss, and go in with her on an insurance racket. This infuriates Max, and Curley is deliberately run down by an auto. He is badly injured, but not killed. Blondie orders Louie and Joe, his partner, to “get” Max, and they put him on the spot. The insurance racket thrives through Blondie’s nerve and _ resourcefulness, but Curley, who is the nominal head of the gang, thinks it is all his work and gets swell-headed. Blondie’s affections cool somewhat, and Curley takes up with Gladys La Mann, a show girl and formerly Max’s flame. He spends a big proportion of the firm’s fund on promoting a show for Gladys, and Blondie throws him out of the organization. Later Louie is picked up by the police and charged with the murder of Max. Curley has been seen at the district attorney’s office, and the gang jump to the conclusion that he has squealed to get re the boys to “get” him. After the boys have started out, THE STORY OFFICIAL BILLING JOAN BLONDELL as "BLONDIE JOHNSON" Cut No. 6 Cut 15c Mat 5c Blondie’s lawyer informs her that the district attorney had sweated Curley half a day, but that he had never opened his mouth. She is immediately all contrition and makes a wild dash for Curley’s apartment, hoping to save him. Just as she enters there is a fusilade of shots. She reaches Curley just after the gang has fled. He is badly wounded, but urges her to flee before the police come. She tells him that she will never leave him again, and the police find her holding his head and trying to stop the flow of blood. The gang is rounded up and sent to prison. Blondie gets six She is led away to prison First National Pictures, Inc. and The Vitaphone Corp. 25% presents CHESTER MORRIS 60% JOAN BLONDELL 80% in “BLONDIE JOHNSON” 100% Directed by Ray Enright 20% A First National and Vitaphone Picture 40% Length ... 6245 feet Running Time ... 67 mins. 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