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Father Is a Bachelor (1950) | Slate

Father Is a Bachelor

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Father Is a Bachelor

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Rated 7.4 on TMDB

Father Is a Bachelor

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.

Released: 1950
Runtime: 1h 23m
Genres: Comedy, Family
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

James Edward GrantStory

Norman FosterDirector

Abby BerlinDirector

Aleen LeslieScreenplay

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Cast

William HoldenJohnny Rutledge
Coleen GrayPrudence Millett
Mary Jane SaundersMay Chalotte

Charles WinningerProfessor Mordecai Ford
Stuart ErwinConstable Pudge Barnham
Clinton SundbergPlato Cassin
Gary GrayJan Chalotte
Sig RumanJericho Schlosser

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