Father's Little Dividend
Funnier than "Father of the Bride!"
1951 | 82m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Vincente Minnelli |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich |
| Staring: |
| Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 05, 1951 |
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| Director: | Vincente Minnelli |
| Writer: | Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | grandfather, in-laws, pregnant daughter, parent-in-law child-in-law relationship, maternity ward, baby born, baby nursery, father daughter relationship |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Spencer Tracy | Stanley Banks |
| Joan Bennett | Ellie Banks |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Kay Dunstan |
| Don Taylor | Buckley Dunstan |
| Billie Burke | Doris Dunstan |
| Moroni Olsen | Herbert Dunstan |
| Richard Rober | Police Sergeant |
| Marietta Canty | Delilah |
| Russ Tamblyn | Tommy Banks |
| Tom Irish | Ben Banks |
| Hayden Rorke | Andrew Nordell |
| Paul Harvey | Reverend Galsworthy |
| Georgia Holt | Baby Shower Guest (uncredited) |
| 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) |
| Dabbs Greer | Green Taxicab's Driver (uncredited) |
| Harry Hines | Old Man (uncredited) |
| Paul Kruger | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Dick Martin | Baby Stanley's Holder at Christening (uncredited) |
| Joe McGuinn | Policeman (uncredited) |
| James Menzies | Boy Soccer Player (uncredited) |
| Thomas Menzies | Red (uncredited) |
| Howard M. Mitchell | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Lon Poff | Old Man on Porch (uncredited) |
| Nicky Johnson Robertson | Baby Stanley Banks Dunstan (uncredited) |
| Warren Schannon | Boy (uncredited) |
| Erin Selwyn | Baby Shower Guest (uncredited) |
| Frank Sully | Infant Service Diaper Man (uncredited) |
| Beverly Thompson | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Nancy Valentine | Baby Shower Guest (uncredited) |
| Wendy Waldron | Baby Shower Guest (uncredited) |
| Robert B. Williams | Traffic Cop at Hospital (uncredited) |
| George Woods | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer |
| Vincente Minnelli | Director |
| Leonid Vasian | Art Direction |
| F. Keogh Gleason | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Edward Streeter | Characters |
| Albert Sendrey | Original Music Composer |
| Ferris Webster | Editor |
| Albert Hackett | Screenplay |
| Frances Goodrich | Screenplay |
| John Alton | Director of Photography |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Designer |
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision, Sound Recordist |
| George Stoll | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Pandro S. Berman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 951 | 951 |