Father's Little Dividend

Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.

Cast

Spencer Tracy

as Stanley Banks

Joan Bennett

as Ellie Banks

Elizabeth Taylor

as Kay Dunstan

Don Taylor

as Buckley Dunstan

Billie Burke

as Doris Dunstan

Moroni Olsen

as Herbert Dunstan

Richard Rober

as Police Sergeant

Marietta Canty

as Delilah

Russ Tamblyn

as Tommy Banks

Tom Irish

as Ben Banks

Reviews

TonyTonyTony

This movie started out funny and had a lot of potential but the last 8 minutes are a real bummer. And it left me no longer liking Stanley's character. Certainly not funnier than the prequel Father of the Bride....

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