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      Father's Little Dividend

      1951 1 hr. 22 min. Comedy List
      100% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 61% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A year after dealing with a surprise engagement in "Father of the Bride," Stanley Banks (Spencer Tracy) and his wife, Ellie (Joan Bennett), are in for another shock when they find their daughter Kay (Elizabeth Taylor) is now pregnant. Not ready to be a grandfather, Stanley keeps quiet while everyone else fawns over the mother-to-be and bothers her about baby names and nursery decorations. Ironically, his silence makes him the person Kay turns to the most for help, which in turn helps him. Read More Read Less

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      steve d Not as good as the first but still a lot of fun. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review s r Similar to the first, just this time about your daughter having a baby. Cute and entertaining. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Followed the same structure in related topics and humor with the returning family, more heart and less complications to make this a worthy sequel to complete the two-part adventure from letting someone out of the nest to becoming a grandparent, and Spencer Tracy performed nicely to those situations. (B+) (Full review coming soon) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Its pretty boring and not that interesting. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Fun sequel to Father of the Bride. Spencer Tracy is a comedic gold mine to be reckoned with by anyone who dares call themselves 'comedians' nowadays. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member No where near as charming or endearing as Father of the Bride, and coming quickly off the back of the success of the original (made only one year later which is unheard of for sequels these days) the film does feel rushed, less original and less enjoyable watching it. Still a sweet movie and Tracy is again superb in the father role, but at only 81 minutes you can see this film was only made to cash in and make lots of $$$ - which I don't think it ultimately did. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Bosley Crowther New York Times It is not very often that the sequel to a successful film turns out to be even half as successful or rewarding as the original picture was. Rated: 4/5 Mar 25, 2006 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 3/5 Apr 8, 2004 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Grand. Mar 10, 2003 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy While no classic like its predecessor, it’s still entirely agreeable entertainment. Rated: 3/4 Sep 9, 2023 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com This sequel to the smash-hit Father of the Bride is inferior in every respect, but it was made quickly, cheaply and generated profit for MGM. Rated: B- Aug 15, 2011 Full Review TV Guide Spencer Tracy could hold his own acting opposite anyone, and in this excellent sequel to Father of the Bride, he proves that not even a baby can upstage him. Rated: 3/4 Mar 24, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A year after dealing with a surprise engagement in "Father of the Bride," Stanley Banks (Spencer Tracy) and his wife, Ellie (Joan Bennett), are in for another shock when they find their daughter Kay (Elizabeth Taylor) is now pregnant. Not ready to be a grandfather, Stanley keeps quiet while everyone else fawns over the mother-to-be and bothers her about baby names and nursery decorations. Ironically, his silence makes him the person Kay turns to the most for help, which in turn helps him.
      Director
      Vincente Minnelli
      Screenwriter
      Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
      Production Co
      Metro Goldwyn Mayer
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 7, 2015
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