Sitting Pretty
Never was a baby-sitter like this!
1948 | 83m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Walter Lang |
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| Writer: | Gwen Davenport, F. Hugh Herbert |
| Staring: |
| Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 10, 1948 |
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| Director: | Walter Lang |
| Writer: | Gwen Davenport, F. Hugh Herbert |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | babysitter |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Young | Harry King |
| Maureen O'Hara | Tacey King |
| Clifton Webb | Lynn Belvedere |
| Richard Haydn | Mr. Clarence Appleton |
| Louise Allbritton | Edna Philby |
| Randy Stuart | Peggy |
| Ed Begley | Horatio J. Hammond |
| Larry Olsen | Larry King |
| John Russell | Bill Philby |
| Betty Lynn | Ginger |
| Willard Robertson | Mr. Ashcroft |
| Charles Arnt | Mr. Taylor (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Astor | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Barbara Blaine | Jitterbug (uncredited) |
| Boyd Cabeen | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Ken Christy | Mr. McPherson (uncredited) |
| Mary Field | Della (uncredited) |
| Grayce Hampton | Mrs. Appleton (uncredited) |
| Leota Lorraine | Conference Guest (uncredited) |
| Ellen Lowe | Effie (uncredited) |
| J. Farrell MacDonald | Cop (uncredited) |
| Lee MacGregor | Jitterbug (uncredited) |
| Marion Marshall | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Thomas Martin | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Roddy McCaskill | Roddy King (uncredited) |
| Mira McKinney | Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) |
| Dave Morris | John the Mailman (uncredited) |
| Jane Nigh | Mabel Phillips (uncredited) |
| Anne O'Neal | Mrs. Gibbs (uncredited) |
| Charles Owens | Jitterbug (uncredited) |
| Isabel Randolph | Mrs. R. B. Frisbee (uncredited) |
| Albin Robeling | Maitre D' (uncredited) |
| Loretta Russell | Conference Guest (uncredited) |
| Syd Saylor | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Harry Seymour | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Bill Sheehan | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Ann Shoemaker | Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited) |
| Anthony Sydes | Tony King (uncredited) |
| Charles Tannen | Newsreel Director (uncredited) |
| Bob Tidwell | Jitterbug (uncredited) |
| Minerva Urecal | Mrs. Maypole (uncredited) |
| Ruth Warren | Matron (uncredited) |
| Billy Wayne | Newsreel Man (uncredited) |
| Josephine Whittell | Martha Hammond (uncredited) |
| Cara Williams | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gwen Davenport | Novel |
| Leland Fuller | Art Direction |
| Ernest Lansing | Set Decoration |
| Kay Nelson | Costume Design |
| J. Watson Webb Jr. | Editor |
| George Leverett | Sound |
| Leo McCreary | Grip |
| Emmett Schoenbaum | Still Photographer |
| Sam Benson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Lyman Hallowell | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Hugh Cummings | Dialogue Coach |
| F. Hugh Herbert | Screenplay |
| Norbert Brodine | Director of Photography |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Noel L. Scott | Editor |
| Max Golden | Production Manager |
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Fred Sersen | Special Effects |
| Irving Rosenberg | Camera Operator |
| Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Master |
| Harmon Jones | Editorial Consultant |
| Jerry Bryan | Script Supervisor |
| Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Charles Henderson | Other |
| Walter Lang | Director |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Gaston Glass | Assistant Director |
| Earle Hagen | Additional Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Samuel G. Engel | Producer |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Trending Position
"Harry" (Robert Young) and "Tacey" (Maureen O'Hara) are in need of a new maid after their other, a bit of a beer-swiller, departs. They take out an advertisement and get a response from a promising "Lynn Belvedere", but he - well that says it all! Initially sceptical of this somewhat supercilious ma ... n, they soon find his services indispensable, even if his presence in their lives brings a certain attention from the local gossips - led, admirably, by Richard Haydn's, scene-stealing and frankly quite throttle-able "Appleton". It turns out, though, that the rather secretive "Mr. Belvedere", has an ulterior motive that brings all the local hens home to roost! It's good fun, this. There's good chemistry between Young and O'Hara, their elder child "Larry" (Larry Olsen) is quite engaging too, but it's Webb who delivers the goods. Walter Lang keeps the story moving along nicely, the script is frequently quite pithy with plenty of scornful bon-mots from the babysitter who can turn his hand to everything from fixing the fridge to obstetrics. The humour is gently engaging, as are the performances making for an enjoyable 80 minutes of observation and reap as ye sow mischief.