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Life with Father (1947) — William
Powell as Father, Irene Dunne as Vinnie (the mother), Elizabeth
Taylor as Mary, Edmund Gwenn as Rev. Dr. Lloyd, color, 118 min
The move was taken from the memoirs of Clarence Day (born 18 November 1874, New York, died 28 December 1935, New York) entitled Life with Father. Step back in time and live with the Day family in the 1890s. Clarence's father was on the New York Stock Exchange and was the master of his home, or was he? Irene Dunne is brilliant as the matriarch of the family.
Father of the Bride (1950) — Spencer Tracy as Stanley Banks, Joan Bennett as Ellie Banks, Elizabeth Taylor as Kay 'Kitten' Dunstan, Paul Harvey as Rev. Galsworthy, Leo G. Carroll as Mr. Massoula, black and white, 92 minutes
Stanley Banks has just paid off his house. His debts are almost gone and he is till a fairly young man. He foresees the future of his family to be on the rise. Then, his daughter announces she will soon marry. Ellie Banks is thrilled, but Stanley Banks is just not certain about the whole situation. Enjoy the wedding preparations from the father's point-of-view.
Father's Little Dividend (1951) — Spencer
Tracy as Stanley Banks, Joan Bennett as Ellie Banks, Elizabeth
Taylor as Kay 'Kitten' Dunstan, Paul Harvey as Rev. Galsworthy,
black and white, 82 minutes
Stanley Banks has just gotten used to the idea that is little
girl, Kay, is married. Now he discovers he is about to become
a grandfather! Experience this wonderful event from the
father's point of view. The movie is histerical
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 ) —
Clifton Webb as Frank
Bunker Gilbreth, Jeanne Crain as Ann Gilbreth, Myrna Loy as Lillian
Gilbreth, color, 85 minutes
Follow the family from Providence, Rhode Island, to Montclair, New Jersey. Father is an efficiency expert and mama is a child psychologist. Rarther than fitting the mold, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbreth have their own ideas of education and family life. Based on the book written by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey entitled Cheaper By The Dozen, enjoy the hilarious experience of living in a family with twelve children at the turn of the century.
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) — Steve Martin
as Tom Baker, Bonnie Hunt as Kate Baker, Piper Perabo as Nora
Baker, Tom Welling as Charlie Baker, Hilary Duff as Lorraine Baker
What would Grandma Lillian Gilbreth
have to say about her grandchildren? The modern Cheaper
By The Dozen picks up on the exploits of Grandma Lillian Gilbreth's
grandchildren. The movie is hysterical; however, it would
have made more sense to have the family be homeschooled as this
would have fit more with Frank & Lillian Gilbreth's concepts
of education. Moreover, homeschool families tend to support one
another in their personal as well as family goals. In any
event, the movie is funny.
Yours Mine and Ours (1968) — Lucille Ball as Helen North Beardsley, Henry Fonda as Frank Beardsley, Van Johnson as Warrant Officer Darrel Harrison, Louise Troy as Madeleine Love, Sidney Miller as Dr. Ashford, Tom Bosley as Family Doctor, color, 111 minutes
What happens when a widower
with 10 children marries a widow with 8? Can this family
of 20 individuals come together? Based on the book Who
Gets the Drumsticks? by Helen Eileen Beardsley (born 5 April
1930, Washington State, died 26 April 2000, Healdsburg, California,
of Parkinson's Disease).
Ma & Pa Kettle Movies (1949-53) — Marjorie Main as Ma Kettle, Percy Kilbride as Pa Kettle
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Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) aka The Further Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle |
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| Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950) |
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| Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) |
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Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
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Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
(1953) aka Ma and Pa Kettle Hit the Road aka Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Paris |
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| Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954) |
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| Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955) |
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Ma is boisterous. Pa is
lazy. Enjoy the antics of this precursor to The Beverly
Hillbillies. Oh, did I mention they have 15 (or is it
16?) children?
Sarah Plain and Tall (1991) — Glenn Close as Sarah Wheaton, Christopher Walken as Jacob Witting, color, 98 minutes
A Midwestern widower places an advertisement for a wife and mother for his two children in the newspaper. What will happen when a New England spinster responds?
Sarah Plain and Tall: Skylark (1993) — Glenn Close as Sarah Wheaton, Christopher Walken as Jacob Witting, color, 95 minutes
Drought has hit Jacob's farm. How will the family respond?
Sarah Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999) — Glenn Close as Sarah Wheaton, Christopher Walken as Jacob Witting, color, 95 minutes
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) — Cary Grant as Jim Blandings, Myrna Loy as Muriel Blandings, Melvyn Douglas as Bill Cole
Advertising executive Jim Blandings and his wife decide that living in the country in an old historic home would be much healthier for their daughters and family rather than the crampted New York apartment. Mr. and Mrs. Blandings have some hilarious revelations that can only come with an old home and a new home!
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