Friday, 11 June 2021

The Courtship of Eddy's Father (1962 released 1963 Vincente Minnelli)

Written by John Gay (novel Mark Toby), and anticipating Sleepless in Seattle, Eddy (confidently played by Ronny Howard) wants his dad Glenn Ford to get remarried - not to snooty Dina Merrill but to their lovely neighbour (who keeps leaving her door open - see - Freudian invitation) Shirley Jones. In a baggy sub-plot Stella Stevens is romanced by womaniser Jerry Van Dyke (Dick's brother); best bit when she plays the drums. Roberta Sherwood (better known as a singer) is the housekeeper.

Quite long but enjoyable. Being at MGM, Milton Krasner flashes the Metrocolor reds.



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