B.F.'s Daughter

1948
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1h 48m

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Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, Charles Coburn, Richard Hart, and Keenan Wynn in B.F.'s Daughter (1948)

Wealthy Polly Fulton marries a progressive scholar whose attitudes toward capitalism and acquired wealth puts their marriage in jeopardy.Wealthy Polly Fulton marries a progressive scholar whose attitudes toward capitalism and acquired wealth puts their marriage in jeopardy.Wealthy Polly Fulton marries a progressive scholar whose attitudes toward capitalism and acquired wealth puts their marriage in jeopardy.

Director
- Robert Z. Leonard
Writers
- John P. Marquand
- Luther Davis
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6.1/10

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Director
- Robert Z. Leonard
Writers
- John P. Marquand
- Luther Davis
Stars

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
In Britain the letters B.F. have a vulgar connotation, so the title was changed in the U.K. to the simpler "Polly Fulton."

Goofs
When B.F. is talking to Brett about providing Polly with an allowance; he places his left-hand on the desk and is holding a cigar with all the fingers wrapped around it. But on the next cut after Brett agrees with Polly's allowance; the orientation of how B.F. is holding the cigar has now changed. It is now being held between the index and middle finger.

Quotes
'Apples' Sandler: You can tell how a man is doing in Washington by the amount of slander they sling at him.

Connections
Referenced in The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)

Soundtracks
The Wedding March
(1843) (uncredited)
from "A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61"
Music by Felix Mendelssohn
Played as background music at Apple's and Bob's wedding

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You'd never know the novel was controversial

The original book about a tycoon's daughter marrying a left-wing economist was one of John P. Marquand's less cheerful novels. The plot had the economist taking a high-ranking civilian job in World War II while his one-time "establishment" rival joined the military and was given a dangerous assignment. Some critics attacked the book as a smack at liberals' love of country, while its defenders saw it as an antidote to wartime stories that celebrated the "common man" as the only true patriot. The movie glides over all that serious business, changing the class conflicts from serious issues to mere impediments to true love. While preserving a considerable number of the book's situations and even large chunks of its dialogue, the movie changes everything that's important, turning the couple's serious marital problems into simple misunderstandings. The result is a mostly dull romance, with Heflin and Stanwyck showing little chemistry. It would have been better if the filmmakers had gone further and turned the story into a comedy.