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The Courtship of Eddie's Father

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The Courtship of Eddie's Father

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

5.9

2h 0m

1963

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

Synopsis

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.

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Trailer

DramaComedyRomanceFamily

widowersingle father

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Cast & Crew

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

as Tom Corbett

Shirley Jones

Shirley Jones

as Elizabeth Marten

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

as Dollye Daly

Ron Howard

Ron Howard

as Eddie Corbett

Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

as Rita Behrens

Roberta Sherwood

Roberta Sherwood

as Mrs. Livingston

Jerry Van Dyke

Jerry Van Dyke

as Norman Jones

Carol Andreson

as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Ellen Atterbury

as Millie (uncredited)

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