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The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Drama · Comedy · Romance · 1963

Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.

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The Courtship of Eddie's Father

“Every boy needs a mother... even if Dad has to marry her!”

1963 Drama · Comedy · Romance 2h 0m

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5.9 / 10

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Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Vincente Minnelli

Written by

John Gay

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Tom Corbett

Shirley Jones

Shirley Jones

Elizabeth Marten

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Dollye Daly

Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Eddie Corbett

Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

Rita Behrens

Roberta Sherwood

Roberta Sherwood

Mrs. Livingston

Jerry Van Dyke

Jerry Van Dyke

Norman Jones

Court is in session

Put The Courtship of Eddie's Father on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.