Father Is a Bachelor

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1h 24m

Musical

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Five orphans adopt a fishing vagabond (William Holden) and make him fit to marry a local villager (Coleen Gray).

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Steve D

Paper thin but mildly amusing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/23

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rob m

One of William Holden's more obscure films, and one of his last "Smiling Jim" films, that tells the sweet story of a lazy bachelor who manages to accidentally wind up caring for five orphaned children. There are plenty of songs, there's humor, and even some romance with Coleen Gray. It's a saccharine film and completely predictable but still a joy to discover this one.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Norman Foster

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Abby Berlin

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William Holden

Johnny Rutledge

Coleen Gray

Prudence Millett

Mary Jane Saunders

May Chalotte

Charles Winninger

Professor Mordecai Ford

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Five orphans adopt a fishing vagabond (William Holden) and make him fit to marry a local villager (Coleen Gray).

Director: Norman Foster, Abby Berlin
Producer: S. Sylvan Simon
Screenwriter: Aleen Leslie, James Edward Grant
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Apr 13, 2011
Runtime: 1h 24m

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