In 1949 , '' The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend '' was released but proved to be a box - office flop and caused Grable 's film career to begin to falter .
In 1949 , '' The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend '' , was released and proved to be a box - office flop . 
 This badly criticzed film caused Grable 's film career to begin to falter .