Leave It to Blondie

After a two year hiatus, Blondie & Dagwood have returned in "Leave it to Blondie"...a fair but flawed installment of the series. While I did enjoy it overall, it returns to a plot device that just never felt right for the films...the jealous wife in search of a divorce. After all, Blondie and Dagwood love each other so much and this just doesn't seem to fit the films at all.

The story begins with the couple deciding to give $100 to charity...a huge amount for 1945. But by mistake BOTH Blondie AND Dagwood promise the money...and they cannot possibly afford giving $200. The solution, albeit contrived, is for Dagwood to enter a songwriting contest. But, Dagwood doesn't know about this and Alexander and Alvin enter a song they found for him. It turns out the song was written some time ago by Dagwood's deceased uncle. Cheating? Of course...but that's not the end to it! See the film and find out where this one little lie lands Dagwood and nearly destroys their marriage (mostly because Blondie is, in this one, a complete idiot).

Overall, charming at times and enjoyable...I just wish they'd eliminated the jealous wife bit. It's not very funny AND what woman would be jealous of Dagwood and think he was sleeping around on her?!?!