Sitting Pretty

Unrated

3/10/19481h 23m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Never was a baby-sitter like this! ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Walter Lang

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

babysitter

Cast

Robert Young

~ as ~

Harry King

Maureen O'Hara

~ as ~

Tacey King

Clifton Webb

~ as ~

Lynn Belvedere

Richard Haydn

~ as ~

Mr. Clarence Appleton

Louise Allbritton

~ as ~

Edna Philby

Randy Stuart

~ as ~

Peggy

Ed Begley

~ as ~

Horatio J. Hammond

Larry Olsen

~ as ~

Larry King

John Russell

~ as ~

Bill Philby

Betty Lynn

~ as ~

Ginger

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
"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.