Blondie's Blessed Event

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.

Blondie's Blessed Event
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Directed by	Frank R. Strayer
Screenplay by	Connie Lee Karen DeWolf Richard Flourney
Based on	comic strip Blondie by Chic Young
Produced by	Robert Sparks
Starring	Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Larry Simms
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Charles Nelson
Music by	John Leipold
Production company	King Features Syndicate
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 9, 1942 (1942-04-09)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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.

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)

External links

• Blondie's Blessed Event at IMDb
• Blondie's Blessed Event at the TCM Movie Database
• Blondie's Blessed Event at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Rotten Tomatoes