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A gossip columnist so shameless he'd make TMJ blush — and it's 1932.
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Blessed Event (1932)

pre-code chaosrat-a-tat dialoguemorally bankrupt hero

Overview

ComedyDrama

A New York gossip columnist feuds with a singer and enjoys the power of the press.

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Content warning
newspapersingerattempted murderconfessionpre-codetabloid journalismpress freedomdictaphonepressure from the press

Standout Aspects

Acting

Lee Tracy's motor-mouth energy invented fast-talking dirtbags.

Writing

Dialogue so sharp it could slice through a libel suit.

Best for:Solo: Late night with whiskey, pretending you're in a 1930s newsroom.·Rewatch: Catch every vicious one-liner you missed.
Heads up:Disturbing: Pre-code casualness about suicide, blackmail, and press harassment.
Roy Del Ruth

Director

Roy Del Ruth

ReleasedSep 10, 1932
Runtime1h 20m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Warner Bros. Pictures

Top Cast

Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy

Alvin Roberts

Mary Brian

Mary Brian

Gladys Price

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Bunny Harmon

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Frankie Wells

Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

Miss Stevens

Emma Dunn

Emma Dunn

Mrs. Roberts

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Sam Gobel

Ned Sparks

Ned Sparks

George Moxley

Walter Walker

Walter Walker

Mr. Miller

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Reilly

Herman Bing

Herman Bing

Emil

George Chandler

George Chandler

Hanson

Jesse De Vorska

Jesse De Vorska

Morris Shapiro

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Dick Cooper

Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon

Eddie (uncredited)

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Cultural

Loosely based on real gossip columnist Walter Winchell, who loved the film so much he became friends with Lee Tracy. The snake ate its own tail.

Trivia

The 'Blessed Event' title refers to celebrity pregnancies—Alvin's bread and butter. The Hays Code arrived months later and killed this kind of moral rot dead.

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