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The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)

Every boy needs a mother... even if Dad has to marry her!

Genre : Drama, Comedy, Family, Romance

Runtime : 1H 58M

Director : Vincente Minnelli
Writer : John Gay

Synopsis

Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.

Actors

Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford
Tom Corbett
Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones
Elizabeth Marten
Stella Stevens
Stella Stevens
Dollye Daly
Ron Howard
Ron Howard
Eddie Corbett
Dina Merrill
Dina Merrill
Rita Behrens
Roberta Sherwood
Roberta Sherwood
Mrs. Livingston
Jerry Van Dyke
Jerry Van Dyke
Norman Jones
Carol Andreson
Carol Andreson
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Ellen Atterbury
Ellen Atterbury
Millie (uncredited)
Christopher Barrey
Christopher Barrey
Child Party Guest (uncredited)
Leslie Barringer
Leslie Barringer
Mike (uncredited)
John Barton
John Barton
Arcade Patron (uncredited)
Kimberly Beck
Kimberly Beck
Child Party Guest (uncredited)
Rodney Bell
Rodney Bell
Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited)
Barbara Brent
Barbara Brent
Party Guest (uncredited)
William Burnside
William Burnside
Party Guest (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen
Boyd Cabeen
Employee (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
Gene Coogan
Bowling Alley Patron (uncredited)
Kelly Corcoran
Kelly Corcoran
Child Party Guest (uncredited)
Bill Cord
Bill Cord
Party Guest (uncredited)
Joanne Courtney
Joanne Courtney
Maid (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis
Lucille Curtis
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tom Curtis
Tom Curtis
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Damler
John Damler
State Trooper (uncredited)
James Drake
James Drake
Camp Counselor (uncredited)
Leslie Farrell
Leslie Farrell
Child Party Guest (uncredited)
Don Fenwick
Don Fenwick
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher
Parent (uncredited)
Ron Gans
Ron Gans
Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited)
Marilyn Gladstone
Marilyn Gladstone
Party Guest (uncredited)
Billy Halop
Billy Halop
Milkman (uncredited)
John Hart
John Hart
State Trooper (uncredited)
John Hiestand
John Hiestand
Annoucer (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Shep Houghton
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Mark Houston
Mark Houston
Party Guest (uncredited)
Clint Howard
Clint Howard
Child Party Guest (uncredited)
Rance Howard
Rance Howard
Camp Counselor (uncredited)
Don Lanning
Don Lanning
Camp Counselor (uncredited)
John LaSalle
John LaSalle
Self (uncredited)
Mary LeBow
Mary LeBow
Party Guest (uncredited)
Margie Liszt
Margie Liszt
Tom's Secretary (uncredited)
Sean MacGregor
Sean MacGregor
Artist (uncredited)
Jean MacRae
Jean MacRae
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mike Marshall
Mike Marshall
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Lee Meriwether
Lee Meriwether
Tom's Receptionist (uncredited)
Suzanne Noel
Suzanne Noel
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
Ron Nyman
Dancer (uncredited)
Patrick O'Moore
Patrick O'Moore
Man in Door (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Murray Pollack
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Betty Robinson
Betty Robinson
Child Party Guest (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Gene Roth
The Minister (uncredited)
Vito Scotti
Vito Scotti
Flute Player (uncredited)
Andrew Stevens
Andrew Stevens
Boy at Camp / Mike (uncredited)
Dick Whittinghill
Dick Whittinghill
Radio Engineer (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Robert B. Williams
Elevator Starter (uncredited)

Crews

Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli
Director
John Gay
John Gay
Screenplay
Joe Pasternak
Joe Pasternak
Producer
Milton Krasner
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Adrienne Fazan
Adrienne Fazan
Editor
George Stoll
George Stoll
Original Music Composer
Irving Aaronson
Irving Aaronson
Producer's Assistant
Mark Toby
Mark Toby
Novel
Robert Van Eps
Robert Van Eps
Additional Music
George W. Davis
George W. Davis
Art Direction
Urie McCleary
Urie McCleary
Art Direction
F. Keogh Gleason
F. Keogh Gleason
Set Decoration
Henry Grace
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
Helen Rose
Helen Rose
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
John Truwe
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
William McGarry
William McGarry
Assistant Director
Franklin Milton
Franklin Milton
Recording Supervision
George Stoll
George Stoll
Conductor
Robert R. Hoag
Robert R. Hoag
Visual Effects
Matthew Yuricich
Matthew Yuricich
Visual Effects

Trailers and other movies

The Courtship of Eddie's Father - Trailer
Mark Pellington on THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER

Posters and backgrounds

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