David Ezell wonders: "I just saw the 1942 film BLONDIE'S BLESSED EVENT, and to my surprise the nine months pregnant Blondie looked like the unpregnant version. It began me thinking about pregnant images in film. Can anyone cite early images of pregnant women in both American and international movies?" A few "early" (at least pre-WWII) examples that come to mind: WAY DOWN EAST STAGECOACH (the birth scene is always a big surprise for the students) GONE WITH THE WIND THE CRIME OF M. LANGE BED AND SOFA (USSR, silent) Don Larsson, Mankato State U (MN) ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]