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Comedy

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.

Release Date : 1948-03-10

Language :ItalianEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Robert Young

Character Name : Harry King

Original Name : Robert Young

Gender : Male

Maureen O'Hara

Character Name : Tacey King

Original Name : Maureen O'Hara

Gender : Female

Clifton Webb

Character Name : Lynn Belvedere

Original Name : Clifton Webb

Gender : Male

Richard Haydn

Character Name : Mr. Clarence Appleton

Original Name : Richard Haydn

Gender : Male

Louise Allbritton

Character Name : Edna Philby

Original Name : Louise Allbritton

Gender : Female

Randy Stuart

Character Name : Peggy

Original Name : Randy Stuart

Gender : Female

Ed Begley

Character Name : Horatio J. Hammond

Original Name : Ed Begley

Gender : Male

Larry Olsen

Character Name : Larry King

Original Name : Larry Olsen

Gender : Male

John Russell

Character Name : Bill Philby

Original Name : John Russell

Gender : Male

Betty Lynn

Character Name : Ginger

Original Name : Betty Lynn

Gender : Female

Willard Robertson

Character Name : Mr. Ashcroft

Original Name : Willard Robertson

Gender : Male

Charles Arnt

Character Name : Mr. Taylor (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Arnt

Gender : Male

Gertrude Astor

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Gertrude Astor

Gender : Female

Barbara Blaine

Character Name : Jitterbug (uncredited)

Original Name : Barbara Blaine

Gender : Male

Boyd Cabeen

Character Name : Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Boyd Cabeen

Gender : Male

Ken Christy

Character Name : Mr. McPherson (uncredited)

Original Name : Ken Christy

Gender : Male

Mary Field

Character Name : Della (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Field

Gender : Female

Grayce Hampton

Character Name : Mrs. Appleton (uncredited)

Original Name : Grayce Hampton

Gender : Female

Leota Lorraine

Character Name : Conference Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Leota Lorraine

Gender : Female

Ellen Lowe

Character Name : Effie (uncredited)

Original Name : Ellen Lowe

Gender : Female

J. Farrell MacDonald

Character Name : Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : J. Farrell MacDonald

Gender : Male

Lee MacGregor

Character Name : Jitterbug (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee MacGregor

Gender : Male

Marion Marshall

Character Name : Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Marion Marshall

Gender : Female

Thomas Martin

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas Martin

Gender : Male

Roddy McCaskill

Character Name : Roddy King (uncredited)

Original Name : Roddy McCaskill

Gender : Male

Mira McKinney

Character Name : Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Original Name : Mira McKinney

Gender : Female

Dave Morris

Character Name : John the Mailman (uncredited)

Original Name : Dave Morris

Gender : Male

Jane Nigh

Character Name : Mabel Phillips (uncredited)

Original Name : Jane Nigh

Gender : Female

Anne O'Neal

Character Name : Mrs. Gibbs (uncredited)

Original Name : Anne O'Neal

Gender : Female

Charles Owens

Character Name : Jitterbug (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Owens

Gender : Male

Isabel Randolph

Character Name : Mrs. R. B. Frisbee (uncredited)

Original Name : Isabel Randolph

Gender : Female

Albin Robeling

Character Name : Maitre D' (uncredited)

Original Name : Albin Robeling

Gender : Male

Loretta Russell

Character Name : Conference Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Loretta Russell

Gender : Male

Syd Saylor

Character Name : Cab Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Syd Saylor

Gender : Male

Harry Seymour

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Seymour

Gender : Male

Bill Sheehan

Character Name : Cab Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Sheehan

Gender : Male

Ann Shoemaker

Character Name : Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)

Original Name : Ann Shoemaker

Gender : Female

Anthony Sydes

Character Name : Tony King (uncredited)

Original Name : Anthony Sydes

Gender : Male

Charles Tannen

Character Name : Newsreel Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Tannen

Gender : Male

Bob Tidwell

Character Name : Jitterbug (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Tidwell

Gender : Male

Minerva Urecal

Character Name : Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

Original Name : Minerva Urecal

Gender : Female

Ruth Warren

Character Name : Matron (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Warren

Gender : Female

Billy Wayne

Character Name : Newsreel Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Wayne

Gender : Male

Josephine Whittell

Character Name : Martha Hammond (uncredited)

Original Name : Josephine Whittell

Gender : Female

Cara Williams

Character Name : Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Cara Williams

Gender : Female

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-24

"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.