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Father's Little Dividend

1951 · 82 min

A gentle, affectionate comedy that feels like a warm family gathering, with mild misunderstandings and a cozy, reassuring tone.

Tagline
Funnier than "Father of the Bride!"
Overview
Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • love
  • identity
  • aging
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Vincente Minnelli
Written by
Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
Starring
Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, Moroni Olsen, Richard Rober, Marietta Canty
Music
Albert Sendrey
Cinematography
John Alton
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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