Father's Little Dividend
| Father's Little Dividend | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Vincente Minnelli |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Written by |
Albert Hackett Frances Goodrich Edward Streeter (characters) |
| Starring |
Spencer Tracy Joan Bennett Elizabeth Taylor Don Taylor Billie Burke Moroni Olsen Richard Rober Marietta Canty Russ Tamblyn Tom Irish Hayden Rorke Paul Harvey |
| Music by | Albert Sendrey |
| Cinematography | John Alton |
| Editing by | Ferris Webster |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release dates | April 27, 1951 |
| Running time | 82 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $941,000[1] |
| Box office | $4,622,000[1] |
Father's Little Dividend is a 1951 comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor. The movie is the sequel to Father of the Bride (1950).
Originally released by MGM, the film entered the public domain in the United States in 1979 due to a failure to renew the copyright.[2] Despite the fact that Warner Bros. Entertainment (via ownership of Turner Entertainment) owns the distribution rights to the original, they have not yet released an authorized DVD release of the sequel, which is available on DVD through several other DVD distributors.
Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Stanley T. Banks
- Joan Bennett as Ellie Banks
- Elizabeth Taylor as Kay Dunstan
- Don Taylor as Buckley Dunstan
- Billie Burke as Mrs. Doris Dunstan
- Moroni Olsen as Herbert Dunstan
- Richard Rober as Police Sergeant
- Marietta Canty as Delilah
- Russ Tamblyn as Tommy Banks
- Tom Irish as Ben Banks
- Hayden Rorke as Dr. Andrew Nordell
- Paul Harvey as Rev. Galsworthy
Production
Father's Little Dividend was semi-remade in 1995 as Father of the Bride Part II, with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton in Tracy and Bennett's roles. However, Keaton's character also has a baby and the plot has many similarities to this movie.
Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett had made films together two decades earlier, including Me and My Gal (1932), in which their characters marry, and She Wanted a Millionaire (1932).Reception
According to MGM records the film earned $3,122,000 in the US and Canada and $1.5 million elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $2,025,000.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ↑ Pierce, David (June 2007). "Forgotten Faces: Why Some of Our Cinema Heritage Is Part of the Public Domain". Film History: An International Journal 19 (2): 125–43. doi:10.2979/FIL.2007.19.2.125. ISSN 0892-2160. JSTOR 25165419. OCLC 15122313.
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