{"id":43432,"date":"2019-04-23T09:51:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T16:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43432"},"modified":"2021-01-04T10:31:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T17:31:01","slug":"strawberry-blonde-the-1941","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43432","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry Blonde, The (1941)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;d have quit long ago if that horse didn&#8217;t have such interesting teeth.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-43435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Poster.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 1890s New York, an aspiring dentist (Jimmy Cagney) falls instantly in love with a flirty blonde (Rita Hayworth), but accepts comfort and romance with Hayworth&#8217;s friend (Olivia de Havilland) instead when his buddy (Jack Carson) steals Hayworth from under his nose.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alan Hale Films<\/li>\n<li>Dentists<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Jack Carson Films<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Cagney Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Olivia de Havilland Films<\/li>\n<li>Raoul Walsh Films<\/li>\n<li>Rita Hayworth Films<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRaoul Walsh directed this lighthearted romantic comedy about the vagaries of love and courtship, framed through a flashback story of a married dentist reminiscing about his infatuation with the local &#8220;strawberry blonde&#8221; beauty (Hayworth). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Hayworth.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Hayworth.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Hayworth.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Hayworth-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Hayworth-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Hayworth-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since we know Cagney didn&#8217;t end up with Hayworth, the story of how and why his romantic intent failed &#8212; as well as the story behind his recent past as a &#8220;jailbird&#8221; &#8212; inform the twist-filled narrative, in which most people aren&#8217;t quite what they seem (some for the worse, some for the better). While she&#8217;s not the title character, Olivia de Havilland stands out as the most memorable and sassy female in the film, and is given numerous fun lines; she&#8217;s nicely filmed by James Wong Howe, who offers stand-out cinematography as usual. Cagney&#8217;s character is a bit of an enigma &#8212; given his lifelong dreams of dentistry, would he really accept a random job from Carson without hesitation? &#8212; but at least we see him evolving, and the overall moral of the story is a satisfying one.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Olivia de Havilland as Amy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-De-Havilland.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-De-Havilland.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-De-Havilland.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-De-Havilland-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-De-Havilland-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Cagney as Biff<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Cagney.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Cagney.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Cagney.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Cagney-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Cagney-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Wong Howe&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Strawberry-Blonde-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s a pleasant enough diversion if you&#8217;re in the mood for this type of flick. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0034236\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/91678\/the-strawberry-blonde#articles-reviews?articleId=25791\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1941\/02\/22\/archives\/the-screen-james-cagney-in-a-nostalgic-comedy-of-the-1890s.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3363blon.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d have quit long ago if that horse didn&#8217;t have such interesting teeth.&#8221; Synopsis: In 1890s New York, an aspiring dentist (Jimmy Cagney) falls instantly in love with a flirty blonde (Rita Hayworth), but accepts comfort and romance with Hayworth&#8217;s friend (Olivia de Havilland) instead when his buddy (Jack Carson) steals Hayworth from under his nose. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan Hale Films Dentists Flashback Films Historical Drama Jack Carson Films Jimmy Cagney Films Love Triangle Olivia de Havilland&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43432\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43432"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61528,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43432\/revisions\/61528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}