Blondie Johnson

Feb 25, 1933

1h 8m

★ 5.9

LOVE made her beautiful... WANT made her daring... MEN made her ruthless!

Overview

A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Blondie Johnson Trailers

Cast

Virginia M. "Blondie" Johnson

Joan Blondell

R. Burton "Danny" Jones

Chester Morris

Louie

Allen Jenkins

Al Scannel

Earle Foxe

Gladys LaMann

Claire Dodd

Mae

Mae Busch

Jewelry Store Manager (as Joe Cawthorn)

Joseph Cawthorn

Eddie

Olin Howland

Red Charley

Sterling Holloway

Lulu

Toshia Mori

Max Wagner

Arthur Vinton

Joe

Donald Kirke

In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

7.9

Heat

Dec 15, 1995

Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

10.0

El Paso 11:55

Jul 26, 2022

A simple man, way over his head, transports a mysterious bag into a bus station where it seems everyone is waiting for him.

7.4

Scarface

Apr 9, 1932

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

7.0

Shanghai Express

Feb 12, 1932

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

7.1

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

Jul 30, 1931

On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.

7.5

The French Connection

Oct 9, 1971

Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.

6.0

Three Who Loved

Jul 3, 1931

A bank teller's love life falls apart when he's accused of embezzling.

7.3

Eastern Promises

Sep 14, 2007

A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

6.9

Kiss of the Dragon

Jul 6, 2001

Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.

0.0

Barrio Sesamo

Jan 23, 2024

With Big Pajaro incarcerated, Barrio Sesamo faces internal and external conflict amidst a struggle for power in the streets in this action-packed muppets parody.

5.0

A Lady's Morals

Nov 8, 1930

Romantic biography of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind and her famous affairs.

6.6

Bugsy Malone

Jul 22, 1976

New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded "splurge gun". As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone, an all-round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, a singer at Fat Sam's speakeasy. His designs on her are disrupted by the seductive songstress Tallulah who wants Bugsy for herself.

4.6

Once a Lady

Nov 7, 1931

A young Russian woman marries a wealthy Englishman, and has a daughter with him. After she has an affair with one of his friends, she is forced to leave Britain and moves to Paris. Many years later, her daughter approaches her, needing her help.

6.1

Knockaround Guys

Nov 30, 2001

Four sons of well-known New York mobsters must retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff.

6.6

The Harder They Come

Aug 1, 1972

Ivanhoe Martin arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, looking for work and, after some initial struggles, lands a recording contract as a reggae singer. He records his first song, "The Harder They Come," but after a bitter dispute with a manipulative producer named Hilton, soon finds himself resorting to petty crime in order to pay the bills. He deals marijuana, kills some abusive cops and earns local folk hero status. Meanwhile, his record is topping the charts.

6.5

Smokin' Aces

Dec 9, 2006

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.

6.5

Get Shorty

Oct 20, 1995

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

5.3

Paris Bound

Aug 3, 1929

Jim Hutton and Mary Archer are two liberals who are content to remain faithful to each other in spirit only. They are married with all the ritual of a church wedding, the bride believing that each should be allowed perfect freedom in personal contacts. Complications arise when these ideals are put into practice.