Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
WANTED: A MOTHER for five kids. Any girl who accepts is crazy, but so am I. --- Johnny
Johnny Rutledge is a drifter who comes to and discovers a cabin in the forest where five kids: January, February, March, April, and May are living without parents. Their parents died a while ago, and they want to keep that secret from the townspeople, especially the young school teacher, Prudence Millett, to avoid being sent to a children's home and eventual separation. Johnny moves in with the kids and poses as their uncle to take care of them while romancing Prudence. But in order to keep the children, he has to get married.
Director: Norman Foster, Abby Berlin
Genre: Comedy, Family
Runtime: 83 min
Release Date: February 22, 1950
Cast
- William Holden - Johnny Rutledge
- Coleen Gray - Prudence Millett
- Mary Jane Saunders - May Chalotte
- Charles Winninger - Professor Mordecai Ford
- Stuart Erwin - Constable Pudge Barnham
- Clinton Sundberg - Plato Cassin
- Gary Gray - Jan Chalotte
- Sig Ruman - Jericho Schlosser
- Billy Gray - Feb Chalotte
- Lloyd Corrigan - Judge Millett
Screenplay
- James Edward Grant (Story)
- Aleen Leslie (Screenplay)
Music: Arthur Morton
Cinematography: Burnett Guffey
Editing: Jerome Thoms
Production: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
small town, drifter
More Films by Director: Norman Foster, Abby Berlin
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Father Is a Bachelor about?
- Johnny Rutledge is a drifter who comes to and discovers a cabin in the forest where five kids: January, February, March, April, and May are living without parents. Their parents died a while ago, and they want to keep that secret from the townspeople, especially the young school teacher, Prudence Millett, to avoid being sent to a children's home and eventual separation. Johnny moves in with the kids and poses as their uncle to take care of them while romancing Prudence. But in order to keep the children, he has to get married.
- Who directed Father Is a Bachelor?
- Father Is a Bachelor was directed by Norman Foster, Abby Berlin.
- Who stars in Father Is a Bachelor?
- Father Is a Bachelor stars William Holden, Coleen Gray, Mary Jane Saunders, Charles Winninger, Stuart Erwin, Clinton Sundberg.
- How long is Father Is a Bachelor?
- Father Is a Bachelor has a runtime of 1h 23m (83 minutes).
- What genre is Father Is a Bachelor?
- Father Is a Bachelor is a Comedy, Family film.
- Where was Father Is a Bachelor produced?
- Father Is a Bachelor was produced in United States of America.