RomanceComedy

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

- Professor, here's where I add a few degrees to your name... and to your blood pressure!

A distinguished professor finds his well-ordered life tospy-turvy after he is forced to take in a pregnant widow.

Release Date : 1942-11-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Alfred Fortescue

Original Name : Cecil Kellaway

Gender : Male

Character Name : R.I.C. Kay

Original Name : Richard Carlson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joyce Whitman

Original Name : Martha O'Driscoll

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Saunders

Original Name : Florence Bates

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurse Eckles

Original Name : Mabel Paige

Gender : Female

Character Name : Grace Saunders

Original Name : Frances Gifford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Babs Saunders

Original Name : Velma Berg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Whitman

Original Name : Cecil Cunningham

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dawn

Original Name : Mary Treen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Whitman

Original Name : Paul Stanton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jiggers Johnston

Original Name : Chick Chandler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Josephine-the Maid

Original Name : Fern Emmett

Gender : Female

Character Name : Yvonne

Original Name : Dorothy Granger

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Johnson - Detective

Original Name : Edward Gargan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Smith, Faculty Member

Original Name : Arthur Hoyt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Peel

Original Name : Georgia Backus

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-02-20

It's all about the spelling! "Prof. Inglethorpe" (Richard Carlson) is a renowned educator whose life is turned upside down when a pregnant woman comes to say with them. She - "Joyce" (Martha O'Dricoll) is a showgirl who is probably going to put her child up for adoption as she cannot afford to bring it up properly. Romance takes an hand though, of course, but this is where it gets a little interesting. He likes her and she likes him, but "Mrs. Saunders" (Florence Bates) has designs on the man for her daughter "Grace" (Frances Gifford) and so starts to make waves. Some of these waves prove big enough to drive the new mother from their home and him on a track for the wrong nuptials. Fortunately, he has a sort of fairy godfather figure in his life. The scene stealing Cecil Kellaway ("Alfred") is on hand to prod him in the right direction and try to pluck triumph from disaster. There's nothing really very original here, but that wouldn't have mattered so much had there been some chemistry on screen. There isn't. Though O'Driscoll has a little more scope with her character, the Gifford/Bates double act - augmented (?) by the younger "Babs" (Velma Berg) - is just over-played, and Carlson is nowhere near his best with this rather shallow role. It's watchable enough, but I doubt I will ever remember it.