The Courtship of Eddie's Father

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.

Cast

Glenn Ford

as Tom Corbett

Shirley Jones

as Elizabeth Marten

Stella Stevens

as Dollye Daly

Ron Howard

as Eddie Corbett

Dina Merrill

as Rita Behrens

Roberta Sherwood

as Mrs. Livingston

Jerry Van Dyke

as Norman Jones

Carol Andreson

as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Ellen Atterbury

as Millie (uncredited)

Christopher Barrey

as Child Party Guest (uncredited)

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