 Character actor Jerome Cowan (qv) had appeared in the previous  entry in the "Blondie" series. With this film he becomes a regular  cast member in the role of Mr. Radcliffe, who replaces Mr. Dithers  (played by Jonathan Hale (I) (qv) ) as Dagwoods boss. The story  simply has Dagwood returning from vacation to find that Mr. Dithers  is gone and has sold the business to Mr. Radcliffe. The highly  volatile Mr. Dithers remained a part of the comic strip.