The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1962)

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Vincente Minnelli takes another of his occasional dips into situation comedy (i.e. The Long Long Trailer) in The Courtship of Eddie's Father. Ron Howard is the precocious Eddie, who wants to see his recently widowed father, Tom Corbett (Glenn Ford), get married again. He even has the lucky bride… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
John Gay, Mark Toby
Genres
Drama, Kids & Family, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 27, 1963 Limited
MGM

Critic Reviews

  • Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

    Strange film about family tragedy masquerading as a comedy, the film does have some impressive sequences.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    One of Minnellli's weakest (or is it modest?) serio comedies, dealing with the adjustment problems of a recent widower (Glenn Ford) and his young son (played by child actor-future director Ron Howard).

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Enjoyable family comedy.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lanning :


    I've never been a great Glenn Ford fan, but his low-intensity performance style actually works well here as Ron Howard engineers his dear dad's romantic life beyond widowerhood. A year after <i>The Music Man,</i> Howard steals the show with his charm, wit, and… More

  • jay n


    Utterly charming delicate story of the sometime rocky love between a boy and his recently widowed father. Some of the standards are of course different but how could they not be in a film over 40 years old, ignore that and just enjoy the sweet simple story. Shirley Jones is incredibly… More

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