

It's a Great Life
1943-05-27 · 72 min · ★ 7.7
Dagwood Bumstead, intending to buy a house, buys a horse instead. However, Dagwood quickly gets mixed up in a fox hunt, and Blondie must save the day.
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- Directors
- Frank R. Strayer
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Penny SingletonBlondie Bumstead
Arthur LakeDagwood " Dag " Bumstead
Larry SimmsAlexander Bumstead
Marjorie Ann MutchieCookie Bumstead
Hugh HerbertTimothy Brewster
Jonathan HaleJ.C. Dithers
Danny MummertAlvin Fuddle
Alan DinehartCollender Martin
Douglas LeavittBromley
Irving BaconMailman
Robert AndersonBoy at Circus Show (uncredited)
Stanley AndrewsAttorney Schuster #2 (uncredited)
Stanley BrownOllie (uncredited)
Freddie ChapmanBoy (uncredited)
Alec CraigAlf (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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