Blondie's Blessed Event

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Blondie's Blessed Event
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Directed by Frank R. Strayer
Screenplay by Connie Lee
Karen DeWolf
Richard Flourney
Based oncomic strip Blondie
by Chic Young
Produced byRobert Sparks
Starring Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Larry Simms
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Edited byCharles Nelson
Music byJohn Leipold
Production
company
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • April 9, 1942 (1942-04-09)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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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. [1]

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References

  1. "Blondie's Blessed Event". Rotten Tomatoes .