''Too Many Blondes'' is a 1941 American

musical comedy film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as break ...

directed by

Thornton Freeland Thornton Freeland (February 10, 1898 – May 22, 1987) was an American film director who directed 26 British and American films in a career that lasted from 1924 to 1949. Early success He was born in Hope, North Dakota in 1898 and originally ...

and starring

Rudy Vallee Rudy or Rudi is a masculine given name, sometimes short for Rudolf, Rudolph, Rawad, Rudra, Ruairidh, or variations thereof, a nickname and a surname which may refer to: People Given name or nickname *Rudolf Rudy Andeweg (born 1952), Dutch poli ...

, Helen Parrish and Lon Chaney Jr. It was produced and distributed by

Universal Pictures Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios or simply Universal), is an American filmmaking, film production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered at the 10 Universal Ci ...

.Fetrow p.531

Synopsis

Dick Kerrigan, a

singer Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

, goes on tour but cant' give up his fascination with woman despite being newly married to Virginia. While he is away she is courted by her former suitor Ted Bronson who tries to persuade her to get a divorce.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1994. * Smith, Don G. ''Lon Chaney, Jr.: Horror Film Star, 1906-1973''. McFarland, 2004.

External links

* 1941 films 1941 musical comedy films American musical comedy films Films directed by Thornton Freeland Universal Pictures films Films scored by Frank Skinner American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language musical comedy films {{musical-comedy-film-stub