Father’s Little Dividend (1951)

Father’s Little Dividend (1951)

„Father’s Little Dividend“ is a 1951 comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli. The screenplay by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich is based on characters created by Edward Streeter.

A year after dealing with a surprise engagement in „Father of the Bride,“ Stanley Banks and his wife, Ellie, are in for another shock when they find their daughter Kay is now pregnant. Not ready to be a grandfather, Stanley keeps quiet while everyone else fawns over the mother-to-be and bothers her about baby names and nursery decorations. Ironically, his silence makes him the person Kay turns to the most for help, which in turn helps him.

Cast:

• Spencer Tracy – Stanley Banks
• Joan Bennett – Ellie Banks
• Elizabeth Taylor – Kay Dunstan
• Don Taylor – Buckley Dunstan
• Billie Burke – Doris Dunstan
• Moroni Olsen – Herbert Dunstan
• Richard Rober – Police Sergeant
• Marietta Canty – Delilah
• Russ Tamblyn – Tommy Banks
• Tom Irish – Ben Banks
• Hayden Rorke – Dr. Andrew Nordell
• Paul Harvey – Rev. Galsworthy
• Jacqueline Duval – Baby Shower Guest
• Janey Fay – Baby Shower Guest
• Georgia Holt – Baby Shower Guest
• Erin Selwyn – Baby Shower Guest
• Nancy Valentine – Baby Shower Guest
• Wendy Waldron – Baby Shower Guest
• Ruta Fox – Baby Stanley Banks
• Donald Clark – Baby Stanley Banks Dunstan
• Nicky Johnson Robertson – Baby Stanley Banks Dunstan
• Dick Martin – Baby Stanley’s Holder at Christening
• Warren Schannon – Boy
• James Menzies – Boy Soccer Player
• Dabbs Greer – Green Taxicab’s Driver
• George Bruggeman – Gym Instructor
• Frank Sully – Infant Service Diaper Man
• Herbert Evans – Men’s Club Waiter
• Beverly Thompson – Nurse
• Harry Hines – Old Man
• Lon Poff – Old Man on Porch
• Paul Kruger – Policeman
• Joe McGuinn – Policeman
• Howard M. Mitchell – Policeman
• George Woods – Policeman
• Thomas Menzies – Red
• Robert B. Williams – Traffic Cop at Hospital

„Ein Geschenk des Himmels“ (Father’s Little Dividend)ist eine Filmkomödie aus dem Jahr 1951 unter der Regie von Vincente Minnelli. Das Drehbuch von Albert Hackett und Frances Goodrich basiert auf den von Edward Streeter geschaffenen Figuren.

Ein Jahr nach der überraschenden Verlobung in „Vater der Braut“ erleben Stanley Banks und seine Frau Ellie einen weiteren Schock, als sie erfahren, dass ihre Tochter Kay schwanger ist. Da er nicht bereit ist, Großvater zu werden, schweigt Stanley, während alle anderen die werdende Mutter anhimmeln und sie mit Babynamen und Kinderzimmerdekoration nerven. Ironischerweise macht ihn sein Schweigen zu der Person, die Kay am meisten um Hilfe bittet, was wiederum ihm hilft.