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Chicken Every Sunday

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At the turn of the 20th century, new bride Emily Hefferen (Celeste Holm) learns that her good-hearted but hapless banker husband, Jim (Dan Dailey), has lost all his money in bad investments. The ever-pragmatic Emily takes in another pair of newlyweds as boarders; over the years as Jim's various moneymaking schemes fail, Emily turns their home into the local hotel so their growing family can survive. But when the hotel is foreclosed upon, Emily threatens to end the marriage once and for all.

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Steve D 01/21/2024 Not amusing for one moment. See more 11/04/2016 good early career natalie wood aka natasia See more 03/28/2011 pretty lame skip it! See more 12/24/2009 Sweet homey comedy-drama. Good performances from a cast of old pros. See more 05/14/2008 I loved this movie, Dan Dailey is funny as usual. I love the way they show the progression over the 20 years of how much things, people, and places in the town changed. Will defintely keep you entertained. See more Read all reviews
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George Seaton

Director

Dan Dailey

James C. "Jim" Hefferan

Celeste Holm

Emily Hefferan

Colleen Townsend

Rosemary Hefferan

Alan Young

Geoffrey Lawson

Natalie Wood

Ruth Hefferan
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Synopsis At the turn of the 20th century, new bride Emily Hefferen (Celeste Holm) learns that her good-hearted but hapless banker husband, Jim (Dan Dailey), has lost all his money in bad investments. The ever-pragmatic Emily takes in another pair of newlyweds as boarders; over the years as Jim's various moneymaking schemes fail, Emily turns their home into the local hotel so their growing family can survive. But when the hotel is foreclosed upon, Emily threatens to end the marriage once and for all.
Director
George Seaton
Producer
William Perlberg
Screenwriter
Valentine Davies, George Seaton
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 13, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m