Blondie's Blessed Event
{{short description|1942 film by Frank R. Strayer}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Blondie's Blessed Event
| image = Blondie's Blessed Event poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Frank R. Strayer
| producer = Robert Sparks
| screenplay = Connie Lee
Karen DeWolf
Richard Flourney
| based_on = {{based on|comic strip Blondie|Chic Young}}
| starring = Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Larry Simms
| music = John Leipold
| cinematography = Henry Freulich
| editing = Charles Nelson
| studio = King Features Syndicate
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1942|04|09}}
| runtime = 69 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Blondie's Blessed Event is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms. It is the 11th of the Blondie films. It was the first to feature the character of Cookie.
Plot
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Blondie gives birth to a baby daughter, Cookie, at the hospital. Dagwood is clumsy at doing housework in her absence. He is then sent to Chicago to attend an architects convention, where he meets an eccentric but impoverished hotel-room neighbor. The man claims to be a playwright and mooches Dagwood's meal while writing a speech, which Dagwood then delivers at the convention. Unfortunately, the speech urges homeowners to design their own homes rather than hire architects. The man follows Dagwood home and takes over the running of their household, including hiring a maid, and browbeating Mr. Dithers into giving Dagwood a raise. Blondie finally demands that he leave.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blondie_11_blondies_blessed_event|title=Blondie's Blessed Event|website=Rotten Tomatoes}}
Cast
- Penny Singleton as Blondie
- Arthur Lake as Dagwood
- Larry Simms as Baby Dumpling
- Daisy as Daisy the Dog
- Jonathan Hale as J.C. Dithers
- Danny Mummert as Alvin Fuddle
- Hans Conried as George Wickley
- Stanley Brown as Ollie Shaw
- Irving Brown as Mr. Crumb
- Mary Wickes as Sarah Miller
- Norma Jean Wayne as Cookie (uncredited)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0034527}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=69095}}
- {{AFI film|id=27148|title=Blondie's Blessed Event}}
- [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blondie_11_blondies_blessed_event/ Rotten Tomatoes]
{{Frank R. Strayer}}
{{Blondie film series}}
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Blondie (film series) films
Category:Films based on comic strips
Category:Films based on American comics
Category:Live-action films based on comics
Category:Films directed by Frank R. Strayer
Category:1940s English-language films
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