Father's Little Dividend

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6.5/10

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Shortly after coming to terms with his daughter's marriage, a father faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather.

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Shortly after coming to terms with his daughter's marriage, a father faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather.Shortly after coming to terms with his daughter's marriage, a father faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather.Shortly after coming to terms with his daughter's marriage, a father faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

4.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Tommy Banks
(as Rusty Tamblyn)

Tom Irish

Ben Banks

Hayden Rorke

Dr. Andrew Nordell

Paul Harvey

Rev. Galsworthy

George Bruggeman

Gym Instructor
(uncredited)

Donald Clark

Baby Stanley Banks Dunstan
(uncredited)

Jacqueline Duval

Baby Shower Guest
(uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Men's Club Waiter
(uncredited)

Janey Fay

Baby Shower Guest
(uncredited)

Ruta Fox

Baby Stanley Banks
(uncredited)

Director
- Vincente Minnelli
Writers
All cast & crew
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Trivia
The baby's nursery is decorated with characters from The Wizard of Oz (1939). In that film, Billie Burke--who plays Doris Dunstan--played Glinda the Good Witch.

Goofs
The baby is christened "Stanley Banks." It may appear to be a goof that he is not christened "Stanley Dunstan" or "Stanley Banks Dunstan." However, in Roman Catholic and Anglican/Episcopalian baptisms, only the Christian names are used, not the surname.

Quotes
Stanley Banks: [Telephone rings at night] Hello. Buckley, do you know what time it is? It's a quarter to three.
Buckley Dunstan: I'm sorry, I didn't realize. Is Kay there?
Stanley Banks: [Sarcastically] But of course she, where would she be?
[Whispers]
Stanley Banks: Hello, I'll take this downstairs, hang on
[Puts down the receiver & quietly tiptoes downstairs to hall, then picks up the extension phone]
Stanley Banks: What do you mean. is she here?
Buckley Dunstan: Well, I thought if she were there I could come & pick her up if she were there.
Stanley Banks: When did she leave? What time did she leave?
Buckley Dunstan: I don't know, I've been out for a few hours, I just got back a little while ago.
Stanley Banks: What was it, a fight?
[Long pause]
Stanley Banks: DID you have a FIGHT?
Buckley Dunstan: We had an argument, yes. Look if anything happens to her, I'll kill myself.
Stanley Banks: Don't worry, I'll do it for you. Did she take anything, a bag or anything?
Buckley Dunstan: She took her hatbox, umbrella & toilet case & a toothbrush.
Stanley Banks: Don't worry about it then, if she took her toothbrush, she's not headed for the river.

Connections
Edited into Your Afternoon Movie: Father's Little Dividend (2022)

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Featured review

8/10

A wonderful and realistic followup from FATHER OF THE BRIDE

I absolutely loved FATHER OF THE BRIDE. This was my favorite Spencer Tracy film in that it gives him a chance to play an "everyman" and you really grow to care about him and his growing family. So, I was thrilled that MGM made this sequel (and I ordinarily hate sequels). Now that his lovely daughter, Liz Taylor, was married off in the last film, this movie tackles the next big life-changing event in Tracy's life--the imminent birth of his grandchild. All the worries and changes are dealt with so deftly that you soon forget that nothing earth-shattering or amazing happens in the film--it's just a wonderfully written, directed and acted slice of life film that is enhanced by its realism and gentle humor.