Complete credited cast: | |||
Spencer Tracy | ... | Stanley Banks | |
Joan Bennett | ... | Ellie Banks | |
Elizabeth Taylor | ... | Kay Dunstan | |
Don Taylor | ... | Buckley Dunstan | |
Billie Burke | ... | Doris Dunstan | |
Moroni Olsen | ... | Herbert Dunstan | |
Richard Rober | ... | Police Sergeant | |
Marietta Canty | ... | Delilah (Banks' Maid) | |
Russ Tamblyn | ... | Tommy Banks (as Rusty Tamblyn) | |
Tom Irish | ... | Ben Banks | |
Hayden Rorke | ... | Dr. Andrew Nordell | |
Paul Harvey | ... | Rev. Galsworthy |
In this sequel to Father of the Bride (1950), Stanley Banks (Spencer Tracy) learns that his daughter Kay (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) is going to have a baby. When they get the news everyone except Stanley is overjoyed. His wife and grandmother-to-be Ellie (Joan Bennett) broadcasts it everywhere and all Stan can do is worry about the practical things like how his son-in-law Buckley Dunstan (Don Taylor) can afford it. Well, having not long ago paid for the wedding, Stanley has no intention of bearing any of the expenses involved. Buckley's parents and Ellie are overjoyed at the news and virtually take over redecorating the young couple's new house. Crisis and false alarms take over their lives and when the child is born, the only person he doesn't seem to like is Stanley. A walk in the park - and absolute panic when Stanley misplaces his grandson - seems to resolve the situation. Written by garykmcd
Last night on the Turner Classic Movies channel, I saw Father's Little Dividend. It was a very funny movie! Spencer Tracy shines as he plays Stanley Banks. Just as good as the original Father Of The Bride. Despite the airheadedness of the last commenter, this movie is very much worth seeing. It's a classic! Not Tracy's best movie, but it's a gem!