
Incendiary Blonde
Seen it?1945 | 113 min | Music, Romance
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Dreamgirls or Grease Live, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1945: an older pace and style.
Paramount's highly-fictionalized 1945 musical biography of Texas Guinan, the Roaring '20s New York nightclub owner and celebrity with alleged underworld connections who famously greeted her customers with the phrase, "Hello, suckers!"
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Marshall
- Betty HuttonTexas Guinan
- Arturo de CórdovaBill Romero Kilgannon
- Charles RugglesCherokee Jim
- Albert DekkerJoe Cadden
- Barry FitzgeraldMichael 'Mike' Guinan
- Mary PhilipsBessie Guinan
- Bill GoodwinTim Callahan
- Eduardo CiannelliNick the Greek
- Maurice RoccoMaurice Rocco (waiter / pianist)
- Erville AldersonRanch Owner (uncredited)