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Father Is a Bachelor (1950)

1950-02-22 · 1h 23m · EN
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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.

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Norman FosterDirectorAbby BerlinDirector

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William HoldenWilliam HoldenJohnny RutledgeColeen GrayColeen GrayPrudence MillettMary Jane SaundersMary Jane SaundersMay ChalotteCharles WinningerCharles WinningerProfessor Mordecai FordStuart ErwinStuart ErwinConstable Pudge BarnhamClinton SundbergClinton SundbergPlato CassinGary GrayGary GrayJan ChalotteSig RumanSig RumanJericho SchlosserBilly GrayBilly GrayFeb ChalotteLloyd CorriganLloyd CorriganJudge MillettFrederic TozereFrederic TozereJeffrey Gilland Sr.Peggy ConversePeggy ConverseGenevieve Cassin

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Small townDrifter

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Genre affinityComedy · FamilyTheme affinitySmall Town · DrifterDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference280787 · 371828

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What is Father Is a Bachelor about?

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.

How long is Father Is a Bachelor?

Father Is a Bachelor has a runtime of 83 minutes.