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Don't Bet on Blondes

  • 1935
  • Approved
  • 59m
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6.1/10
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Claire Dodd and Warren William in Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
An insurance agent falls for a client's daughter after writing a policy guaranteeing her single status.
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An insurance agent falls for a client's daughter after writing a policy guaranteeing her single status.An insurance agent falls for a client's daughter after writing a policy guaranteeing her single status.An insurance agent falls for a client's daughter after writing a policy guaranteeing her single status.

  • Director
    • Robert Florey
  • Writers
    • Isabel Dawn
    • Boyce DeGaw
  • Stars
    • Warren William
    • Claire Dodd
    • Guy Kibbee
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    471
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    • Director
      • Robert Florey
    • Writers
      • Isabel Dawn
      • Boyce DeGaw
    • Stars
      • Warren William
      • Claire Dodd
      • Guy Kibbee
    • 16User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Warren William
    Warren William
    • 'Odds' Owen
    Claire Dodd
    Claire Dodd
    • Marilyn
    Guy Kibbee
    Guy Kibbee
    • Col. Youngblood
    William Gargan
    William Gargan
    • 'Numbers'
    Vince Barnett
    Vince Barnett
    • 'Brains'
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Philbert O. Slemp
    Clay Clement
    Clay Clement
    • T. Everett Markham
    Errol Flynn
    Errol Flynn
    • David Van Dusen
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Doc
    Walter Byron
    Walter Byron
    • Dwight Boardman
    Eddie Shubert
    Eddie Shubert
    • Steve
    Jack Norton
    Jack Norton
    • J. Mortimer 'Mousy' Slade
    Mary Treen
    Mary Treen
    • Owen's Secretary
    Maude Eburne
    Maude Eburne
    • Little Ellen Purdy
    Herman Bing
    Herman Bing
    • Prof. Friedrich Wilhelm Gruber
    George Meeker
    George Meeker
    • Undetermined Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Joan Barclay
    Joan Barclay
    • Hat check girl
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Man with Doc at Foyot's Bar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Florey
    • Writers
      • Isabel Dawn
      • Boyce DeGaw
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    • Trivia
      In preparation for their book, "The Films of Errol Flynn," authors Clifford McCarthy, Rudy Behlmer, and Tony Thomas arranged for a screening of Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) at Warners. However, the studio's nitrate print was in such bad shape that Warner decided to destroy the print because of its deteriorating, highly flammable state.
    • Goofs
      When Youngblood is chatting with Markham, his mint julep jumps from his left hand to his right and then back again.
    • Quotes

      Col. Jefferson Davis Youngblood: Your charm excuses your accidental Northern birth.

    • Connections
      Featured in Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Sweet Georgia Brown
      (1925) (uncredited)
      Music by Maceo Pinkard and Ben Bernie
      Played on a record in Youngblood's home

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    Decent

    Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)

    ** (out of 4)

    Robert Florey (Murders in the Rue Morgue) directed this comedy about a bookie (Warren William) who decides to go straight by becoming an insurance man who sells claims to freaks. William is good as usual and there's a young Errol Flynn in his second role but director Florey does very little with the material and things get really dry before we even hit the 30-minute mark. There are very few laughs to be found and all the romantic side story are pretty boring and don't lead to any real excitement.
    • Michael_Elliott
    • Feb 26, 2008
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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Not on Your Life
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      59 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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