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Like father, like son. You'll like 'em both when renowned child actor and future Oscar winner* Ronny Howard portrays Eddie and Glenn Ford is his dad. Vincente Minnelli (Gigi) directs, using his flair for vivid colors and balancing the film's humor with the real sense of loss a family feels over a loved one's passing.
Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.
The Courtship Of Eddie's Father. Season 1. 4 Disc 26-Episode Complete Season One of the warmly remembered sitcom centering on the relationship between magazine exec Tom Corbett and his son Eddie, who hopes to find the ideal wife for his widower father (and a great mom for himself!). 471 IMDb 7.3 1969 26 episodes. 7+.
May 30, 2023 · The Courtship of Eddie's Father is a great family film. It was probably a bit racy in its day, but I found it easy to watch with my young daughters. The subject matter is very frank, but there is no insinuation of sex outside of marriage, which is wonderful.
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American television sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on the book written by Mark Toby. It tells the story of a widower, Tom Corbett, who is a magazine publisher, and his son, Eddie, who believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in. ABC had acquired the rights ...
May 30, 2023 · M-G-M was quick to pick up the screen rights to Mark Toby’s 1961 novel, THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER, before the book’s publication. Metro saw promise in its unique story and assigned the project to two of the studio’s long-time creative talents: Producer Joe Pasternak and Director Vincente Minnelli.
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Wed, Nov 19, 1969. Harvey Henshaw, an old college friend of Tom, stops by unexpectedly, Harvey who is in town on a business trip. Friend is overstating their relationship as Tom, although remembers him, probably would have been happy in life if he never saw Harvey again. Harvey is brash and overbearing.
