Movies starring Joan Blondell

Three Girls About Town (1941)

75 mins     Comedy      

Within minutes I knew exactly how "Three Girls About Town" was going to play out as with in the opening minute we had a visual gag involving magicians, verbal comedy featuring a gloomy and stiff undertaker and a break neck sp...

Cry 'Havoc' (1943)

97 mins     Drama, War      

"Cry 'Havoc'" is a bit of a WWII curiosity because on one hand it tells this interesting drama about these civilian women who work as nursing assistants in a medical outpost. But on the other hand it also has a jokey tone wit...

Christmas Eve (1947)

90 mins     Comedy, Drama      

Christmas Eve - with a nephew trying to get his aunt declared unfit to control the family finances she sends out a detective to find her 3 adopted sons...

The Opposite Sex (1956)

117 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

I am yet to watch the 1939 version of "The Women" that everyone raves about but have watched the 2008 remake which did nothing what so ever for me. But I hoped that would be a good thing when I came to watch this musical adap...

Desk Set (1957)

103 mins     Comedy, Romance      

There is something quite amusing when you consider the premise of "Desk Set" as you have a team of researchers fretting over their jobs as computers are introduced. It's amusing because you wouldn't think that over 50 years a...

Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)

101 mins     Western      

Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) Chuck Connors stars as Jonas Trapp, a self made man who seeks revenge on those who not just robbed him and left him for dead but branded his chest with a cattle iron...

Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

91 mins     Comedy, Western      

Lightning never strikes twice is how the saying goes and it certainly seems appropriate when discussing "Support Your Local Gunfighter" as whilst not a sequel it did see many of those who appeared in "Support Your Local Sheri...

Grease (1978)

110 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

So put to the back of your mind that the cast were long past being the age of high school kids, and what you have is one very enjoyable and popular musical. Now having reached its 30s, "Grease" still appeals to audiences both...