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
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]
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
External links
- Blondie's Blessed Event at IMDb
- Blondie's Blessed Event at AllMovie
- Blondie's Blessed Event at the TCM Movie Database
- Blondie's Blessed Event at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Rotten Tomatoes
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