Arthur Lake
Arthur Lake (April 17, 1905 – January 9, 1987) was an American actor known best for bringing Dagwood Bumstead, the bumbling husband of Blondie, to life in film, radio and television.
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as Elevator BoyMadcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as...
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The Movie Orgy
as Dagwood (archive footage)Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels,...
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The Silver Streak
as CrawfordA high-speed train becomes the star of the film as it rushes from Chicago to Hoover Dam to...
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Blondie Meets the Boss
as Dagwood BumsteadDagwood inadvertently gets cornered in to resigning. When his wife Blondie tries to ask Dagwoods...
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Blondie
as DagwoodBlondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy...
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Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadBaby Dumpling, the six-year-old son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead disappears from sight during...
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23 1/2 Hours Leave
as Sgt. TurnerArmy training Sgt. Gray makes a bet that he can get himself invited to breakfast with his...
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Starlit Days at the Lido
as SelfBasically this is a commercial for Hollywood's Lido Lounge and for MGM contract players. The...
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Sailor's Holiday
as 'Marblehead' TomkinsIn this comedy, three merchant marines get into all kinds of trouble. Two of the salts have just...
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Beware of Blondie
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMr. Dithers leaves Dagwood in charge of the office for a short period. Poor old Dagwood manages...
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Blondie in the Dough
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadBBlondie opens a bakery in her home to help fill the family cookie jar. Her tasty cookies...
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3 Is a Family
as Archie WhittakerBased on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles...
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Blondie in Society
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadDagwood brings home a pedigreed Great Dane which an important company client wants and which...
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Blondie's Anniversary
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadBlondie finds a valuable watch that has been hidden by hubby Dagwood. She assumes that it's a...
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The Ghost That Walks Alone
as Eddie GrantHoneymooners find a dead radio producer in their suite.
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Blondie's Big Moment
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadBlondie decides she wants to be a star and nearly turns her household upside down in this entry...
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Blondie Goes Latin
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMr. Dithers invites the Bumsteads on a South American cruise. Somehow Dagwood winds up as the...
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There Goes My Heart
as Flash FisherAn heiress takes a job as a department store clerk.
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Blondie's Blessed Event
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadCookie is born, producing unmitigated joy in the Bumstead household. Adding to the chaos a new...
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Blondie's Hero
as Dagwood BumsteadDagwood enters the Army Reserve and Blondie visits only to discover that he has caused all sorts...
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Footlight Glamour
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMr. Dithers is trying to encourage a businessman to build a war-time manufacturing plant on land...
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16 Fathoms Deep
as PeteA bitterly jealous sponge fisherman tries to sabotage a fellow diver.
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Blondie's Big Deal
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadDagwood accidentally discovers a non-flammable paint. Bad guys Dillon and Stack steal it before...
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Midshipman Jack
as Allen S. WilliamsDirector Christy Cabanne's 1933 film dramatizes one year in the lives of four midshipmen at the...
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On With the Show!
as HaroldWith unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. To complicate...
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Blondie Goes to College
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadDagwood Bumstead must receive a college diploma or lose his job with the Dithers Construction...
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Blondie Takes a Vacation
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadBlondie and Dagwood are in charge of operations at a mountain motel. The elderly owners of the...
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Indiscreet
as Buster CollinsA young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her...
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Blondie's Holiday
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadDagwood gets a raise due to a new contract with a bank manager. Blondie misunderstanding the...
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True Confession
as Attendant (uncredited)A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough...
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Skinner's Dress Suit
as TommyHoney Skinner is proud of her successful husband. When he tells her he's going to ask for a...
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I Cover Chinatown
as Insurance AgentA tour guide in Chinatown and his girlfriend get mixed up with jewel thieves and murder.
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The Air Circus
as Speed DoolittleTwo eager young pilots at flight school compete over their flight instructor's aviatrix sister.
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Blondie on a Budget
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadDagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's...
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Blondie Plays Cupid
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadThe Bumstead family is off to see relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and...
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Blondie for Victory
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadBlondie organizes Housewives of America to perform home-front wartime duties, including guarding...
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Leave It to Blondie
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadOlder but no wiser, Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead enter a songwriting contest. It's all part of...
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Blondie's Lucky Day
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadNot only must Blondie put on a brave face when her husband Dagwood is fired for the umpteenth...
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Blondie Knows Best
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadDagwood Bumstead poses as his boss Mr. Dithers so that a big business deal can be consummated...
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Blondie Has Servant Trouble
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadThings get under way when Blondie Bumstead demands that her husband request a raise from his...
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It's a Great Life
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadDagwood Bumstead, intending to buy a house, buys a horse instead. However, Dagwood quickly gets...
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Peeks at Hollywood
as uncreditedTwo young beautiful starlets use the Griffith Observatory telescope to find stars in Hollywood.
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It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
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Blondie Hits the Jackpot
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadFired for messing up an important contract, Dagwood takes a job as a manual laborer for a...
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Harold Teen
as Harold TeenFarmboy Harold moves to the city and there attends high school. Soon he is very popular, his...
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New Shoes
as The Boy (uncredited)A love affair blossoms between two pairs of shoes after a couple purchases the shoes.
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Annapolis Salute
as Cuthbert "Tex" ClemensThe adventures of three disparate cadets at the US Naval Academy--one the son of a Navy enlisted...
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Orchids to You
as JoeAn unlikely courtroom romance blooms between a flower-shop owner and her unscrupulous landlord's...
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The Bride's Play
as Boy Throwing Roses (uncredited)A sweet-natured young Irish woman is courted by a romantic poet and a local country gentleman....
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Blondie's Reward
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadAfter bungling a real-estate transaction, Dagwood Bumstead (Arthur Lake) is demoted to office...
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Girl o' My Dreams
as Bobby BarnesA conceited college track star, used to being "big man on campus", gets a jolt when he loses an...
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Women Must Dress
as Janet's FriendA divorced woman finds success as a fashion designer.
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Dance Hall
as Tommy FlynnA dance trophy winning young couple is temporarily split up when a playboy aviator leads the...
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Cradle Snatchers
as OscarTo cure their flirtatious husbands of consorting with flappers, three wives-- Susan Martin,...
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Tokyo Woes
as Mr. HookCreated for the US Navy in World War II. The Mr. Hook character was created by Hank Ketcham...
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Everybody's Doing It
as WaldoGangsters are attempting to control the solutions (and winning) of the puzzles in a national...
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She's My Weakness
as Tommy MillsTommy Mills and Marie Thurber, sweethearts, plan to marry when Tommy sells some land he has...
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Sporting Life
as Peggy's Admirer in Audience (uncredited)A young British nobleman, impoverished and desperate, clings to the hope that either a...
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The Big Show-Off
as Sanford "Sandy" ElliottA shy songwriter (Arthur Lake) pretends to be a championship wrestler known as "The Devil" in...
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The Return of Mr. Hook
as Mr. HookSeaman Hook has big plans for after the war, mostly involving rushing home and marrying his...
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Blondie's Secret
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadDagwood prepares for a long-delayed vacation with the family. His boss Mr. Radcliffe has...
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Lilac Time
as The Unlucky OneIn France during World War I, a charming farm girl keeps a squadron of English pilots in good...
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The Good Egg
as Mr. Hook (voice) (uncredited)Navy seaman Mr. Hook is convinced of the value of holding on to his war bonds.
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Life with Blondie
as Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadDaisy, the Bumstead's mischievous mutt, makes the family a little extra cash when she wins a...
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Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Himself (uncredited)Two starstruck visitors to Hollywood sneak into the famous nightclub and end up in a Conga...
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Cheer Up and Smile
as Eddie FrippWhen a popular radio singer is knocked unconscious during a robbery, a squeaky-voiced college...
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Double Danger
as Roy WestA crime novelist devises a scheme to catch the thief who has stolen the valuable "Konjer...
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Tanned Legs
as BillPeggy and Bill are high society lovebirds, but their marriage plans are put on hold while Peggy...
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Where Was I?
as JimmyA young man gets engaged to a business competitor's daughter.
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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This Is Your Life
as SelfThis Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...
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Blondie
as Dagwood BumsteadBlondie is the first of two TV series based on the comic strip of the same name. It first aired...
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