“Every boy needs a mother... even if Dad has to marry her!”
Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.
Vincente Minnelli
Joe Pasternak
John Gay
Milton Krasner
George Stoll
Glenn Ford
Tom Corbett
Shirley Jones
Elizabeth Marten
Stella Stevens
Dollye Daly
Ron Howard
Eddie Corbett
Dina Merrill
Rita Behrens
Roberta Sherwood
Mrs. Livingston
Jerry Van Dyke
Norman Jones
Carol Andreson
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Ellen Atterbury
Millie (uncredited)
Christopher Barrey
Child Party Guest (uncredited)
Leslie Barringer
Mike (uncredited)
John Barton
Arcade Patron (uncredited)
... and 43 more
Mark Pellington on THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER
Featurette • YouTube
The Courtship of Eddie's Father - Trailer
Trailer • YouTube
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer