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The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1962)

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Release Date: Mar 27, 1963 Limited

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Vincente Minnelli takes another of his occasional dips into situation comedy (i.e. The Long Long Trailer) in The Courtship of Eddie's Father. Ron Howard is the precocious Eddie, who wants to see his recently widowed father, Tom Corbett (Glenn Ford), get married again. He even has the lucky bride picked out -- their attractive neighbor Elizabeth Marten (Shirley Jones), a young divorcee. When his father's interest isn't whetted, he strikes up a friendship with Dollye Daly (Stella Stevens), a shy,

Unrated, 1 hr. 57 min.

Drama, Kids & Family, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Vincente Minnelli

Written By: John Gay, Mark Toby

In Theaters: Mar 27, 1963 Limited

On DVD: Jun 1, 2004

MGM

Cast

Glenn Ford
Tom Corbett
Shirley Jones
Elizabeth Marten
Stella Stevens
Dollye Daly
Ron Howard
Eddie
Dina Merrill
Rita Behrens
Roberta Sherwood
Mrs. Livingston
Jerry Van Dyke
Norman Jones
Gene Roth
John Hart

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Strange film about family tragedy masquerading as a comedy, the film does have some impressive sequences.

August 8, 2008 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

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).

July 12, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Enjoyable family comedy.

August 27, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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I've never been a great Glenn Ford fan, but his low-intensity performance style actually works well here as Ron Howard engineers his dear dad's romantic life beyond widowerhood. A year after The Music Man, Howard steals the show with his charm, wit, and good humor, and Shirley Jones is knockout gorgeous as little

December 28, 2009

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Utterly charming delicate story of the sometime rocky love between a boy and his recently widowed father. Some of the standards are of course different but how could they not be in a film over 40 years old, ignore that and just enjoy the sweet simple story. Shirley Jones is incredibly lovely and Stella Stevens is

May 18, 2008