20th Century Fox
Sitting Pretty
Never was a baby-sitter like this!
Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him.
- Original title
- Sitting Pretty
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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Apr 24, 2022 · via TMDB
"Harry" (Robert Young) and "Tacey" (Maureen O'Hara) are in need of a new maid after their other, a bit of a beer-swiller, departs. They take out an advertisement and get a response from a promising "Lynn Belvedere", but he - well that says it all! Initially sceptical of this somewhat supercilious man, they soon find his services indispensable, even if his presence in their lives brings a certain attention from the local gossips - led, admirably, by Richard Haydn's, scene-stealing and frankly quite throttle-able "Appleton". It turns out, though, that the rather secretive "Mr. Belvedere", has an ulterior motive that brings all the local hens home to roost! It's good fun, this. There's good chemistry between Young and O'Hara, their elder child "Larry" (Larry Olsen) is quite engaging too, but it's Webb who delivers the goods. Walter Lang keeps the story moving along nicely, the script is frequently quite pithy with plenty of scornful bon-mots from the babysitter who can turn his hand to everything from fixing the fridge to obstetrics. The humour is gently engaging, as are the performances making for an enjoyable 80 minutes of observation and reap as ye sow mischief.
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Robert Young
Harry King
Maureen O'Hara
Tacey King
Clifton Webb
Lynn Belvedere
Richard Haydn
Clarence Appleton
Louise Allbritton
Edna Philby
Randy Stuart
Peggy
Ed Begley
Horatio J. Hammond
John Russell
Bill Philby
Betty Lynn
Ginger
Willard Robertson
Mr. Ashcroft
Charles Arnt
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Townswoman (uncredited)
Grayce Hampton
Mrs. Appleton (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Conference Guest (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald
Cop (uncredited)
Lee MacGregor
Jitterbug (uncredited)
Marion Marshall
Secretary (uncredited)
Mira McKinney
Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Dave Morris
John (uncredited)
Jane Nigh
Mabel Phillips (uncredited)
Isabel Randolph
Mrs. Frisbee (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Conference Guest (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Ann Shoemaker
Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
Newsreel Director (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
Matron (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Newsreel Man (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
Martha Hammond (uncredited)
Cara Williams
Secretary (uncredited)
Earle Hagen
Additional Music
Gaston Glass
Assistant Director
Walter Lang
Director
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Alfred Newman
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Mar 10, 1948
New York City, New York
