Blonde Inspiration

1941 film by Busby Berkeley

Blonde Inspiration

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Directed by| Busby Berkeley
Screenplay by| Marion Parsonnet
Based on| Four Cents a Word
1937 play
by John Cecil Holm
Produced by| B.P. Fineman
Starring| John Shelton
Virginia Grey
Albert Dekker
Charles Butterworth
Donald Meek
Cinematography| Oliver T. Marsh
Sidney Wagner
Edited by| Gene Ruggiero
Music by| Bronislau Kaper

Production
company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distributed by| Loew's Inc.

Release date

* February 7, 1941 (1941-02-07)

Running time

| 72 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Blonde Inspiration is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley and written by Marion Parsonnet. The film stars John Shelton, Virginia Grey, Albert Dekker, Charles Butterworth, and Donald Meek. The film was released on February 7, 1941, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]

## Plot

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Aspiring western writer Jonathan moves to NY to try and sell his work. After numerous closed doors, he falls in with unscrupulous pulp magazine publisher Hendricks, who's deeply in debt and sees him as a source of free material, especially after regular writer Dusty refuses to work anymore without getting the money he's owed. Hendricks' secretary Margie feels bad for the deception but goes along with it to keep her own job. More catastrophes, both artistic and romantic, ensue before everything works out.

## Cast

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* John Shelton as Jonathan 'Johnny' Briggs
* Virginia Grey as Margie Blake
* Albert Dekker as Phil Hendricks
* Charles Butterworth as 'Bittsy' Conway
* Donald Meek as 'Dusty' King
* Reginald Owen as Reginald Mason
* Alma Kruger as Victoria Mason
* Rita Quigley as Regina Mason
* Marion Martin as Wanda 'Baby'
* George Lessey as C. V. Hutchins

## References

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1. ^ "Blonde Inspiration (1941) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
2. ^ "Blonde Inspiration". TV Guide. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.

## Bibliography

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* Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

## External links

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* Blonde Inspiration at IMDb
* Blonde Inspiration at the TCM Movie Database
* Blonde Inspiration at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Broadway plays
choreographed|

* A Connecticut Yankee (1927)
* Present Arms (1928)
* Sweet and Low (1930)

Films directed|

* 42nd Street (musical numbers, 1933)
* She Had to Say Yes (1933)
* Footlight Parade (musical numbers, 1933)
* Dames (musical numbers, 1934)
* Fashions of 1934 (musical numbers, 1934)
* Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
* Bright Lights (1935)
* I Live for Love (1935)
* In Caliente (musical numbers, 1935)
* Stars over Broadway (musical numbers, 1935)
* Stage Struck (1936)
* Varsity Show (finale, 1937)
* The Singing Marine (musical numbers, 1937)
* Gold Diggers of 1937 (musical numbers, 1937)
* The Go Getter (1937)
* Hollywood Hotel (1937)
* Men Are Such Fools (1938)
* Gold Diggers in Paris (musical numbers, 1938)
* Garden of the Moon (1938)
* Comet over Broadway (1938)
* Broadway Serenade (finale, 1939)
* They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
* Fast and Furious (1939)
* Babes in Arms (1939)
* The Wizard of Oz (scenes cut, 1939)
* Forty Little Mothers (1940)
* Strike Up The Band (1940)
* Blonde Inspiration (1941)
* Lady Be Good (musical numbers, 1941)
* Ziegfeld Girl (musical numbers, 1941)
* Babes on Broadway (1941)
* For Me and My Gal (1942)
* Born to Sing (finale, 1942)
* Cabin in the Sky ("Shine" sequence, 1943)
* The Gang's All Here (1943)
* Girl Crazy ("I Got Rhythm" sequence, 1943)
* Cinderella Jones (1946)
* Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
* Annie Get Your Gun (scenes cut, 1950)

Films
choreographed
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* Whoopee! (1930)
* Kiki (1931)
* Palmy Days (1931)
* Flying High (1931)
* Sky Devils (1932)
* Girl Crazy (1932)
* Night World (1932)
* Bird of Paradise (1932)
* The Kid From Spain (1932)
* Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
* Roman Scandals (1933)
* Wonder Bar (1934)
* Romance on the High Seas (1948)
* Call Me Mister (1951)
* Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
* Small Town Girl (1953)
* Rose Marie (1954)
* Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)

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