The Strawberry Blonde (1941)

7.0/10 97 min Romance Comedy

Overview

Biff Grimes is desperately in love with Virginia, but his best friend Hugo marries her and manipulates Biff into becoming involved in his somewhat nefarious businesses. Hugo appears to have stolen Biff's dreams, and Biff has to deal with the realisation that having what he wants and wanting what another has can be very different things.

Cast

James Cagney

Biff Grimes

Olivia de Havilland

Amy Lind

Rita Hayworth

Virginia Brush

Alan Hale

Old Man Grimes

Jack Carson

Hugo Barnstead

George Tobias

Nicholas Pappalas

Una O'Connor

Mrs. Mulcahey

George Reeves

Harold

Lucile Fairbanks

Harold's Girl Friend

Edward McNamara

Big Joe

Helen Lynd

Josephine

Herbert Heywood

Toby

Herbert Anderson

Girl-Chaser in a Park (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

Warden (uncredited)

Lucia Carroll

Nurse (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Streetcleaner (uncredited)

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