| Blondie's Blessed Event | |
| Director: | Frank R. Strayer |
| Producer: | Robert Sparks |
| Screenplay: | Connie Lee Karen DeWolf Richard Flourney |
| Starring: | Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Larry Simms |
| Music: | John Leipold |
| Cinematography: | Henry Freulich |
| Editing: | Charles Nelson |
| Studio: | King Features Syndicate |
| Distributor: | Columbia Pictures |
| 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.
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]