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Father Is a Bachelor

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William Holden, Warren Farlow, Wayne A. Farlow, Billy Gray, Coleen Gray, Gary Gray, Mary Jane Saunders, Frederic Tozere, and Charles Winninger in Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
AdventureComedyFamily

William Holden plays a drifter who comes to a small town and discovers a cabin in the forest where five kids: January, February, March, April, and May are living without parents. Their paren... Read allWilliam Holden plays a drifter who comes to a small town and discovers a cabin in the forest where five kids: January, February, March, April, and May are living without parents. Their parents died a whole ago, and they want to keep that a secret from the townspeople, especially ... Read allWilliam Holden plays a drifter who comes to a small town and discovers a cabin in the forest where five kids: January, February, March, April, and May are living without parents. Their parents died a whole ago, and they want to keep that a secret from the townspeople, especially the young school teacher (Coleen Gray) because they don't want to end up in a children's h... Read all

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
432
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  • Directors
    • Abby Berlin
    • Norman Foster
  • Writers
    • Aleen Leslie(screenplay)
    • James Edward Grant(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • William Holden
    • Coleen Gray
    • Mary Jane Saunders
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Abby Berlin
    • Norman Foster
  • Writers
    • Aleen Leslie(screenplay)
    • James Edward Grant(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • William Holden
    • Coleen Gray
    • Mary Jane Saunders
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    • 13User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    William Holden, Coleen Gray, and Mary Jane Saunders in Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
    William Holden and Coleen Gray in Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
    William Holden and Arthur Space in Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
    William Holden and Mary Jane Saunders in Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
    William Holden and Coleen Gray in Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
    William Holden, Lillian Bronson, Warren Farlow, Wayne A. Farlow, Coleen Gray, Gary Gray, Tommy Ivo, Mary Jane Saunders, and Charles Winninger in Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
    William Holden, Coleen Gray, and Mary Jane Saunders in Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
    William Holden, Coleen Gray, and Mary Jane Saunders in Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
    William Holden, Coleen Gray, and Mary Jane Saunders in Father Is a Bachelor (1950)

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    William Holden
    William Holden
    • Johnny Rutledgeas Johnny Rutledge
    Coleen Gray
    Coleen Gray
    • Prudence Millettas Prudence Millett
    Mary Jane Saunders
    Mary Jane Saunders
    • May Chalotteas May Chalotte
    Charles Winninger
    Charles Winninger
    • Professor Mordecai Fordas Professor Mordecai Ford
    Stuart Erwin
    Stuart Erwin
    • Constable Pudge Barnhamas Constable Pudge Barnham
    Clinton Sundberg
    Clinton Sundberg
    • Plato Cassinas Plato Cassin
    Gary Gray
    Gary Gray
    • Jan Chalotteas Jan Chalotte
    Sig Ruman
    Sig Ruman
    • Jericho Schlosseras Jericho Schlosser
    Billy Gray
    Billy Gray
    • Feb Chalotteas Feb Chalotte
    Lloyd Corrigan
    Lloyd Corrigan
    • Judge Millettas Judge Millett
    Frederic Tozere
    • Jeffrey Gilland Sr.as Jeffrey Gilland Sr.
    Peggy Converse
    • Genevieve Cassinas Genevieve Cassin
    Lillian Bronson
    Lillian Bronson
    • Adelaide Cassinas Adelaide Cassin
    Buddy Clark
    • Johnny Rutledgeas Johnny Rutledge
    • (singing voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Rube Dalroy
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Ruby Dandridge
    Ruby Dandridge
    • Lilyas Lily
    • (uncredited)
    Warren Farlow
    • March Chalotteas March Chalotte
    • (uncredited)
    Wayne A. Farlow
    • April Chalotteas April Chalotte
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Abby Berlin
      • Norman Foster
    • Writers
      • Aleen Leslie(screenplay)
      • James Edward Grant(screenplay) (story)
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    William Holden plays a drifter who comes to a small town and discovers a cabin in the forest where five kids: January, February, March, April, and May are living without parents. Their parents died a whole ago, and they want to keep that a secret from the townspeople, especially the young school teacher (Coleen Gray) because they don't want to end up in a children's home and then eventually separated. William's character moves in with the kids and poses as their uncle to take care of them while romancing the school teacher. In order to keep the children, however, he has to get married. —Annie Driver
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      • WANTED: A MOTHER for five kids. Any girl who accepts is crazy, but so am I - Johnny
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Family
      • Music
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Passed
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      William Holden & Sig Ruman (Mr. Schlosser) would star together again 3 years later in "Stalag 17" for which Holden won the Best Actor Oscar.
    • Quotes

      Johnny Rutledge: The prettiest girl in the world couldn't get me - I'm woman-proof!

    • Soundtracks
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    User reviews13

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    9/10
    "Father is a Bachelor" should be issued on DVD
    At the moment I'm watching "Father is a Bachelor" on TCM. I think it is a movie well worth issuing on DVD ... its audience potentially is great ... especially for those parents who would want their children to see an appealing film without gratuitous violence and sex as can be the case even in today's PG films. Who makes decisions about which films to reissue? I would like to find out. One person who previously commented mentioned the person who dubbed the singing. Both the singer and William Holden made it look very real, the singer by matching his vocal quality to Holden's speaking voice and Holden by perfectly matching his mouth and facial expressions to the music. A charming and sweet movie. Not the norm for this star, whose roles hardly ever involved children but were dramatic and sometimes violent. Then there are the children portrayed in the film ... not the pseudo-sophisticated worldly, overly made-up kids that today are often shown as far wiser than their parents. I can truly appreciate those qualities in a movie.
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    • Apr 17, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 22, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Papá es soltero
    • Filming locations
      • Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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