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Blessed Event

Play trailer Poster for Blessed Event Released Sep 10, 1932 1h 24m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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A New York gossip columnist (Lee Tracy) feuds with a singer (Dick Powell) and enjoys the power of the press.
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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Amid the snappy Front Page-style comedy is some sincere hand-wringing over gutter journalism... Jul 14, 2022 Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Blistering satire, but problems with racist language. Dec 29, 2017 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's the pic that made Lee Tracy a star. Rated: B+ Aug 24, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The best comedy movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member gr8 mix of satire & melodrama in this pre-code early talkie Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member awesome precode newspaper flick with the usual WB suspects(actors) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member 78/100. A fast moving and acerbic view of journalism that still rings true today. The cast is terrific, Lee Tracy as the fast talking columnist is excellent, Ruth Donnelly is wonderful as his wise cracking assistant and Allen Jenkins has a good bit as well. Good camerawork, and it's very well written. Wonderful. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review walter m [font=Century Gothic]"Blessed Event" is a breezy romp through the insane world of tabloid journalism that starts with Louis Miller(Walter Walker) receiving a ton of complaints about the recent gossip columns by George Moxley(Ned Sparks) in his newspaper. He is relieved to hear that Moxley is on vacation and that Alvin Roberts(Lee Tracy) has been writing them in the interim. Roberts' specialty and what has been angering his audience so much is the announcement of pregnancies in New York society. Ironically, it is implied that such an announcement would never be made for Roberts' biggest target, bandleader Bunny Harmon(Dick Powell). Happy at the attention the paper has been receiving, Miller promotes Roberts to full time. This decision leads to a huge increase in circulation for the newspaper.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]Just remember one thing. It is all fun and games until somebody gets hurt or threatened by a gangster. This just goes to show you that nothing much has changed.[/font] Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A New York gossip columnist (Lee Tracy) feuds with a singer (Dick Powell) and enjoys the power of the press.
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Screenwriter
Howard J. Green
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 10, 1932, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 24m
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