The role that brought fame and a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Clifton Webb
some 40 years after it was in theater got developed into a TV comedy series.
Christopher Hewett played Mr. Belvedere who resided with his movie family
because he was doing research for a book on suburban mores.
On the big screen Robert Young and Maureen O'Hara only had littler children.
But making the kids older here allowed for more plot situations to develop around the kids. The kids were in descending order, Rob Stone, Tracy Wells,
and Brice Beckham. The parts that Young and O'Hara played were done on
the small screen by Bob Uecker and Ilene Graff.
Christopher Hewett who was Zero Mostel's director for Springtime For Hitler in
The Producer's plays Belvedere. Webb played the part with an acid wit as he
did his usual early screen roles. Hewett took a bit off it for a family show.
Nothing special about Mr. Belvedere, your usual TV comedy. I'd check out the
film and see how much this one comes up short in comparison.
