Strange film about family tragedy masquerading as a comedy, the film does have some impressive sequences.
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:2
Rotten:2
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Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Director Ron Howard began his career as an actor in such wholesome fare as The Courtship of Eddie's Father. After his grief subsides, widower Tom Corbett begins to date again. His opinionated... Director Ron Howard began his career as an actor in such wholesome fare as The Courtship of Eddie's Father. After his grief subsides, widower Tom Corbett begins to date again. His opinionated six-year-old, Eddie has been bred on comic book portrayals of females and feels that a woman named Elizabeth makes the best candidate in light of her physical attributes. Mr. Corbett learns that his boy may be right not because of Elizabeth's attractive exterior, but because of a beauty that's more than skin-deep. [More]
Starring: Glenn Ford, Ron Howard, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens
Starring: Glenn Ford, Ron Howard, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens, Dina Merrill, Roberta Sherwood, Jerry Van Dyke
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Screenwriter: John Gay
Producer: Joe Pasternak
Composer: George Stoll
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One of Minnellli's weakest (or is it modest?) serio comedies, dealing with the adjustment problems of a recent widower (Glenn Ford) and his young son (played by child actor-future director Ron Howard).
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