Week-End with Father

1951
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1h 23m

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Van Heflin, Jimmy Hunt, Patricia Neal, Gigi Perreau, Janine Perreau, and Tommy Rettig in Week-End with Father (1951)

Single parents Jean Bowen and Brad Stubbs meet at the train station when they send their kids (his two girls, her two boys) off to camp. Love inevitably blooms. But there are complications: ... Read allSingle parents Jean Bowen and Brad Stubbs meet at the train station when they send their kids (his two girls, her two boys) off to camp. Love inevitably blooms. But there are complications: Brad's other flame, TV star Phyllis, thinks he plans to marry her, while Jean has caught t... Read allSingle parents Jean Bowen and Brad Stubbs meet at the train station when they send their kids (his two girls, her two boys) off to camp. Love inevitably blooms. But there are complications: Brad's other flame, TV star Phyllis, thinks he plans to marry her, while Jean has caught the eye of beefcake camp counselor Don Adams. A hectic weekend at camp (with Phyllis an uni... Read all

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Virginia Field's singing was dubbed by Martha Mears.

Quotes
Cleo: I always say, love is like soup - you gotta do a little spoonin' to find out what's in it!

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Referenced in Four Star Playhouse: Man in the Box (1953)

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5/10

Fine cast, familiar story...

Often-told tale of a single father meeting and falling in love with a single mother, planning to wed despite the fact their mutual children do not get along. Van Heflin and Patricia Neal are certainly well-matched in the leads, and Heflin in particular gives a sharply-observed performance, but contrivances take over Joseph Hoffman's script and the whole pre-sitcom venture soon runs aground. Nice opening, several very good scenes, but ultimately nothing special. Aimed at wholesome family audiences of the 1950s (who may have felt TV's "The Brady Bunch" some 18 years later was but a retread), this passes muster as nostalgia, but it isn't a memorable vehicle for either star. ** from ****