Blessed Event

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Blessed Event is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film, adapted from a Broadway play, known for its sharp, fast-paced dialogue and satirical take on tabloid journalism.

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Blessed Event canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
comedy film
film
pre-Code film
basedOn Blessed Event (play)
Broadway play
cinematographyBy Barney McGill
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Roy Del Ruth
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editor George Marks
featuresCharacter Glenn Corbett
surface form: Al Roberts
filmFormat black-and-white film
genre comedy film
satire
hasBroadwaySource Blessed Event (play)
surface form: Blessed Event (stage play)
hasFilmRatingEra Pre-Code Hollywood
surface form: pre-Code Hollywood
hasSubject tabloid journalism
hasType feature film
languageOfWorkOrName English
medium theatrical film
narrativeFocus tabloid columnist
notableFor fast-paced dialogue
satirical take on tabloid journalism
sharp dialogue
originalLanguage English
producer Darryl F. Zanuck
Hal B. Wallis
productionCompany Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
releaseDecade 1930s
releaseYear 1932
runtimeMinutes 80
screenwriter John Bright
Kubec Glasmon
Lester Cohen
Roy Del Ruth
setInPeriod early 1930s
starring Allen Jenkins
Dick Powell
Isabel Jewell
Lee Tracy
Mary Brian
Ned Sparks
Ruth Donnelly
Walter Walker
William B. Davidson
title Blessed Event self-link

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Robert Riskin notableWork Blessed Event
Lee Tracy notableWork Blessed Event
Blessed Event title Blessed Event self-link
Ned Sparks performedIn Blessed Event