The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend [Blu-ray]

Director: Preston Sturges Preston Sturges

Overview

When a gun-slinging beauty (Betty Grable) aims for her troublesome beau but accidentally shoots a judge, she runs to a small town and disguises herself as a sweet and prudish school teacher. Just when she thinks she has pulled it all off, successfully creating a new life, chaos materializes around her in this western/comedy.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/01/2016
UPC:	0738329206420
Original Release:	1949
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:17:00
Sales rank:	32,408

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Betty Grable	Freddie
Cesar Romero	Blackie Jobero
Rudy Vallee	Charles Hingleman
Olga San Juan	Conchita
Sterling Holloway	Basserman Boy
Hugh Herbert	Doctor
El Brendel	Mr. Jorgenson
Porter Hall	Judge O'Toole
Pati Behrs	Roulette
Margaret Hamilton	Mrs. O'Toole
Dan Jackson	Basserman Boy,Basserman Boy
Emory Parnell	Mr. Hingleman
Al Bridge	Sheriff,Sheriff
Chris-Pin Martin	Joe
J. Farrell MacDonald	Sheriff Sweetzer
Richard Hale	Mr. Basserman
Georgia Caine	Mrs. Hingleman
Esther Howard	Mrs. Smidlap
Harry Hayden	Conductor
Chester Conklin	Messenger Boy
Mary Monica McDonald	Freddie (age 6)
Torben Meyer	Dr. Schultz
Dewey Robinson	Bartender
Richard Kean	Dr. Smidlap
Harry Tyler	Station Agent
Dudley Dickerson	Pullman Porter
Russell Simpson	Grandpa
Marie Windsor	LaBell Bergers

Technical Credits

Preston Sturges

Earl Felton

Preston Sturges	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Earl Felton	Screenwriter
Fred Sersen	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Deserving of a better place in the history books than it receives, The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend is no great piece of cinematic filmmaking, but it is a generally engaging way to pass a little time in an undemanding way. Part of the problem people have with Blonde is that they come to expecting -- justifiably, because of Preston Sturges' other films -- to be entertained in an intelligent, inventive way. That's not what Blonde has in mind; all it wants to do is offer a rowdy, high spirited, somewhat over-the-top good time. The other part of the problem is that Sturges doesn't know exactly how to do that; there's just a bit too much effort put into, and this is the kind of picture that simply has to feel like it just rolled off the director's back, without him even noticing it too much. Plus, some of the gags simply aren't that good. And finally, though she tries very hard and has some absolutely sensational moments, Betty Grable just isn't the perfect casting; the part calls for someone who has a little more going for her in the wild cannon department, such as Betty Hutton. All that said, Blonde still has more than its share of laughs, and even if she's not perfect for the part. Grable knows how to put across a laugh line. The supporting cast is top notch, even when given little to do, which also helps a great deal. Come to Blonde without high expectations, and you might just enjoy yourself quite a bit.