Blessed Event (1932): Cast
Blessed Event is a 1932 comedy drama directed by Roy Del Ruth, starring Tom Dugan as Dick Cooper, Frank McHugh and Jack La Rue. It runs 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 20m (80 min)
- Director
- Roy Del Ruth
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Blessed Event About?
The premise of Blessed Event without spoilers.
The film follows a New York gossip columnist whose sharp wit turns a modest start—peering through a keyhole—into a national media empire. Fueled by scandal, he clashes with a singer, reveling in the power and influence the press grants him. The satire lampoons celebrity culture and media manipulation while chronicling his pursuit of headlines.
Blessed Event Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- screwball comedy
- pre code film
- prohibition era
- newspaper reporter
- radio reporter
- radio station
- damsel in distress
- rumor monger
- slang
- new york city
- singing
- henchman
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- reference to alfred lord tennyson
- reference to amos and andy
- reference to ruth chatterton
- reference to herbert hoover
- ambulance
- police ambulance
- police receiving hospital
- hospital
- dark glasses
- flesh wound
- reference to clarence darrow
- reference to frankie and johnny
- nightclub shooting
- roll call opening credits
- new york express newspaper
- based on play by same name
- recorded confession
- ends with an engagement
- secret paternity
- gunman
- unwed mother
- double cross
- newspaper gossip columnist
- elopement
- madcap comedy
- marital infidelity
- big shot
- live radio broadcast
- maternity ward
- opening night party
- new york newspaper columnist
- chicago gangster
- illegitimate pregnancy
- foot control
- radio broadcast
- yellow journalism
- band leader
- scandal
Blessed Event Cast & Characters
Tom Dugan leads the cast as Dick Cooper, with Frank McHugh as Reilly and Jack La Rue as Louis De Marco. Directed by Roy Del Ruth; 27 actors are credited in all.
- Director Roy Del Ruth
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Tom Dugan as Dick Cooper -
Frank McHugh as Reilly -
Jack La Rue as Louis De Marco -
Herman Bing as Emil
Also Starring in Blessed Event
· 23 more- Mary Brian Gladys Price
- Lee Phelps Hotel Desk Clerk
- George Chandler Hanson
- Charles Lane Kane
- Allen Jenkins Frankie Wells
- George Meeker Cromwell Church
- Robert Emmett O'Connor Jim
- Edwin Maxwell Sam Gobel
- Emma Dunn Mrs. Roberts
- Dick Powell Bunny Harmon
- Lew Harvey Joe
- Walter Miller Boldt
- Ruth Donnelly Miss Stevens
- Walter Walker Mr. Miller
- Isabel Jewell Dorothy Lane
- William Halligan Herbert Flint
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- Robert Gordon Eddie (uncredited)
- Ned Sparks George Moxley
- Lee Tracy Alvin Roberts
- Ruth Hall Miss Bauman
- Harold Waldridge George
- Jesse De Vorska Morris Shapiro
- Milton Wallace Joe Moskowitz
Blessed Event Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Blessed Event.
Blessed Event Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “La cronaca degli scandali” and “Bisbilhotices”.
- Also known as
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- La cronaca degli scandali
- Bisbilhotices
- Grata compañía
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Blessed Event FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Blessed Event, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Blessed Event?
Blessed Event runs 1 hour 20 minutes (80 minutes).
When was Blessed Event released?
Blessed Event was released on September 1, 1932.
Who directed Blessed Event?
Blessed Event was directed by Roy Del Ruth.
More films by Roy Del Ruth Who is in the cast of Blessed Event?
Blessed Event stars Tom Dugan as Dick Cooper, Frank McHugh as Reilly and Jack La Rue as Louis De Marco, among 27 credited actors.
Does Blessed Event have a post-credit scene?
No. Blessed Event has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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