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Father's Little Dividend

  • 19511951
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  • 1h 22m
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Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Shortly after coming to terms with his daughter's marriage, a father faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather.
Play trailer3:46
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Shortly after coming to terms with his daughter's marriage, a father faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather.Shortly after coming to terms with his daughter's marriage, a father faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather.Shortly after coming to terms with his daughter's marriage, a father faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
4K
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    • Vincente Minnelli
    • Albert Hackett(screenplay)
    • Frances Goodrich(screenplay)
    • Edward Streeter(characters)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Joan Bennett
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Vincente Minnelli
    • Albert Hackett(screenplay)
    • Frances Goodrich(screenplay)
    • Edward Streeter(characters)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Joan Bennett
    • Elizabeth Taylor
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    "Father's Little Dividend" J. Bennett, S. Tracy, E. Taylor, D. Taylor 1951 MGM MPTV
    "Father's Little Dividend" J. Bennett, E. Taylor, D. Taylor, D. Clark 1951 MGM MPTV
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    Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Tracy
    • Stanley Banks
    Joan Bennett
    Joan Bennett
    • Ellie Banks
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor
    • Kay Dunstan
    Don Taylor
    Don Taylor
    • Buckley Dunstan
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Doris Dunstan
    Moroni Olsen
    Moroni Olsen
    • Herbert Dunstan
    Richard Rober
    Richard Rober
    • Police Sergeant
    Marietta Canty
    Marietta Canty
    • Delilah - Banks' Maid)
    Russ Tamblyn
    Russ Tamblyn
    • Tommy Banks
    • (as Rusty Tamblyn)
    Tom Irish
    Tom Irish
    • Ben Banks
    Hayden Rorke
    Hayden Rorke
    • Dr. Andrew Nordell
    Paul Harvey
    Paul Harvey
    • Rev. Galsworthy
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Gym Instructor
    • (uncredited)
    Donald Clark
    • Baby Stanley Banks Dunstan
    • (uncredited)
    Jacqueline Duval
    • Baby Shower Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Herbert Evans
    Herbert Evans
    • Men's Club Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Janey Fay
    • Baby Shower Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Ruta Fox
    • Baby Stanley Banks
    • (uncredited)
      • Vincente Minnelli
      • Albert Hackett(screenplay)
      • Frances Goodrich(screenplay)
      • Edward Streeter(characters)
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    • Trivia
      Elizabeth Taylor was suffering greatly with her physically abusive marriage to Conrad Hilton Jr.. during filming. He was was under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he beat her to the ground while she was pregnant and kicked her in the stomach, provoking a miscarriage. After that, the overall concept of this movie proved hard for Taylor, as she played a woman expecting and having a baby.
    • Goofs
      The baby is christened "Stanley Banks." It may appear to be a goof that he is not christened "Stanley Dunstan" or "Stanley Banks Dunstan." However, in Roman Catholic and Anglican/Episcopalian baptisms, only the Christian names are used, not the surname.
    • Quotes

      Stanley Banks: [Telephone rings at night] Hello. Buckley, do you know what time it is? It's a quarter to three.

      Buckley Dunstan: I'm sorry, I didn't realize. Is Kay there?

      Stanley Banks: [Sarcastically] But of course she, where would she be?

      [Whispers]

      Stanley Banks: Hello, I'll take this downstairs, hang on

      [Puts down the receiver & quietly tiptoes downstairs to hall, then picks up the extension phone]

      Stanley Banks: What do you mean. is she here?

      Buckley Dunstan: Well, I thought if she were there I could come & pick her up if she were there.

      Stanley Banks: When did she leave? What time did she leave?

      Buckley Dunstan: I don't know, I've been out for a few hours, I just got back a little while ago.

      Stanley Banks: What was it, a fight?

      [Long pause]

      Stanley Banks: DID you have a FIGHT?

      Buckley Dunstan: We had an argument, yes. Look if anything happens to her, I'll kill myself.

      Stanley Banks: Don't worry, I'll do it for you. Did she take anything, a bag or anything?

      Buckley Dunstan: She took her hatbox, umbrella & toilet case & a toothbrush.

      Stanley Banks: Don't worry about it then, if she took her toothbrush, she's not headed for the river.

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      Edited into Your Afternoon Movie: Father's Little Dividend (2022)

    User reviews41

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    couple life
    Each sequel is a risky adventure. in this case, it is just a great idea. because it is a charming slice from a lovely period. because the rhytm and the humor and the performances are admirable. and the script remains seductive at whole. it is more than a comedy but...a chronicle. about perspective about a young couple, about birth and about child, about parents and about future. many well known by parents and young couples. and that does it a beautiful eulogy to family institution. so, chronicle of a couple first steps in marriage.
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    • Kirpianuscus
    • Jan 11, 2018

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 1951 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 22 minutes
      • Black and White

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