The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Mar 27, 1963

2h 0m

★ 5.9

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Family

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Tom Corbett

Glenn Ford

Elizabeth Marten

Shirley Jones

Dollye Daly

Stella Stevens

Eddie Corbett

Ron Howard

Rita Behrens

Dina Merrill

Mrs. Livingston

Roberta Sherwood

Norman Jones

Jerry Van Dyke

Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Carol Andreson

Millie (uncredited)

Ellen Atterbury

Child Party Guest (uncredited)

Christopher Barrey

Mike (uncredited)

Leslie Barringer

Arcade Patron (uncredited)

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