The Courtship of Eddie's Father
by Vincente Minnelli
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Actor: Dina Merrill, Glenn Ford, Roberta Sherwood, Shirley Jones, Stella StevensDirector: Vincente Minnelli
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 117 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Movie Reviews of The Courtship of Eddie's Father
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Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful movie...showcasing Ronny Howard's adorable self to great advantage. It's a good example of the era...a classic...with all the cinematic quirks and attributes of the times.
Summary of The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Decades may pass, but The Courtship of Eddie's Father never loses any of its abundant charm. Long before he became an Oscar?-winning director, 8-year-old "Ronny" Howard (then appearing on TV's The Andy Griffith Show) costarred with Glenn Ford in this heartwarming family classic, later adapted into a TV series (1969-72) starring Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz. While the later show adopted a hip, late-'60s sensibility, this 1963 production is more straight-laced and, for its time, remarkably frank--and disarmingly funny--about the many questions that precocious son Eddie (Howard) has for his widower father (Ford) as they recover from the death of wife and mother. A perfect director for this delicate material (wonderfully adapted from Mark Toby's novel), Vincente Minnelli hits all the right notes of sadness, hope, and parental concern; Ford's unspoken love for a helpful neighbor (Shirley Jones) may be a foregone conclusion, but romantic subplots (and Eddie's diligent matchmaking) add plenty of domestic drama. Sweet but never saccharine, this timeless Courtship is guaranteed to make you smile. --Jeff ShannonWho will be the next Mrs. Corbett? Will it be the chic designer? The Miss Montana Pageant hopeful? The headstrong lady across the hall? It's a big decision for any boy to make for his recently widowed dad! Like father like son. You'll like 'em both when renowned child actor and future OscarO winner* Ronny Howard portrays Eddie and Glenn Ford is his dad. Vincente Minnelli (Gigi) directs using his flair for vivid colors and balancing the film's humor with the real sense of loss a family feels over a loved one's passing. Shirley Jones Dina Merrill and Stella Stevens portray the prospects under Eddie's self-appointed scrutiny. The amiable Courtship continued years later with a same-titled TV series starringBill Bixby.Running Time: 117 min.System Requirements:Running Time 117 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 012569537729
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