Storyline

Blondie, a New York tenement dweller, and Lurlene are best friends. When Lurlene makes the cast of a big Broadway show, she arranges for Blondie to join the cast as well. But the friendship goes awry when Lurlene's sweetheart, wealthy Larry Belmont, catches Blondie's act and falls for the fair-haired newcomer. Though she is attracted to Larry as well, Blondie spurns his attentions out of loyalty to her friend. But the attraction proves to be stronger than any of them could have imagined.—Dan Navarro

Plot Keywords

actor shares first name with character, possessive female, manipulative female, romantic rivalry, art deco, taming of the shrew, menage a trois, lesbian subtext, female jealousy, love hate relationship, blonde, reference to greta garbo, older man younger woman relationship, stock market, female sexual predator, manhattan new york city, dancer, tenement, catfight, speakeasy

Short Review

While a mildly enjoyable film with a few amusing moments, "Blondie of the Follies" has a few drawbacks with the biggest being a story that comes off as hollow and shallow. Then you have most of the acting which is rather wooden with Marion Davies in the title role being the stiffest of them all. And then there is no real spark between her and leading man Robert Montgomery. The whole production comes off as rather forced. The only redeeming feature is the frenemy relationship between Blondie and Lottie (Billie Dove). Pass on this one.

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