Too Many Blondes

Too Many Blondes
Directed by	Thornton Freeland
Written by	Louis S. Kaye Maxwell Shane
Produced by	Joseph Gershenson
Starring	Rudy Vallee Helen Parrish Lon Chaney Jr.
Cinematography	Milton R. Krasner
Edited by	Bernard W. Burton
Music by	Frank Skinner
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 1, 1941 (1941-08-01)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Too Many Blondes is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Rudy Vallee, Helen Parrish and Lon Chaney Jr. ^[1] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. ^[2]

Synopsis

Dick Kerrigan, a singer, goes on tour but cant' give up his fascination with woman despite being newly married to Virginia. While he is away she is courted by her former suitor Ted Bronson who tries to persuade her to get a divorce.

Cast

• Rudy Vallee as Dick Kerrigan
• Helen Parrish as Virginia Kerrigan
• Lon Chaney Jr. as Marvin Gimble
• Jerome Cowan as Ted Bronson
• Shemp Howard as Hotel Manager Ambrose Tripp
• Iris Adrian as Hortense Kent
• Eddie Quillan as Wally Pelton
• Irving Bacon as Radio Station Manager Twitchell
• Jean Brooks as Angie De Vol
• Francisco Moreno as Luis Gravanza
• Gus Schilling as Elevator Operator
• Dorothy Lee as Lorene La Rue
• Carmella Cansino as Dancer
• Jose Cansino as Dancer
• Humberto Herrera as Orchestra Leader
• Eddie Bruce as Ken Atterbury
• Eddie Coke as Usher
• James Conaty as Nightclub Patron
• Kernan Cripps as Gate Official
• Guy D'Ennery as Croupier
• Paul Ellis as Hotel Clerk
• Douglas Evans as UBC Radio Network Announcer
• Edgar Kennedy as Hotel Manager
• Milton Kibbee as Brakeman
• Reid Kilpatrick as Announcer
• Ethelreda Leopold as Secretary
• Jerry Mandy as Bartender
• Paul McVey as Mr. Talbott - Sponsor
• Edmund Mortimer as Nightclub Patron
• Gene O'Donnell as Announcer
• Joey Ray as Chris Jackson
• Joe Recht as Messenger Boy
• Dinorah Rego as 'Chick-a-Boom' Singer
• Jolly Rowlings as Smiley
• Charles Trowbridge as John V. Burton
• Janet Warren as Sophie Deltz
• Jasper Weldon as Black Porter
• Ernest Wilson as Red Cap
• Marek Windheim as Manuel
• Catherine Winter as Salesgirl

References

1. Smith p.81
2. Fetrow p.531

Bibliography

• Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
• Smith, Don G. Lon Chaney, Jr.: Horror Film Star, 1906-1973. McFarland, 2004.

External links

• Too Many Blondes at IMDb