Sitting Pretty (1948)
Sitting Pretty (1948)
Never was a baby-sitter like this!
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.

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Cast

Robert Young Robert Young As: Harry King
Maureen O'Hara Maureen O'Hara As: Tacey King
Clifton Webb Clifton Webb As: Lynn Belvedere
Richard Haydn Richard Haydn As: Mr. Clarence Appleton
Louise Allbritton Louise Allbritton As: Edna Philby
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Never was a baby-sitter like this!
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: Italiano, English

Release Date: 10 March 1948

Country: US

Runtime: 83m

Film Collections

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

External Links

Cast

Robert Young

Robert Young

Harry King

Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Tacey King

Clifton Webb

Clifton Webb

Lynn Belvedere

Richard Haydn

Richard Haydn

Mr. Clarence Appleton

Louise Allbritton

Louise Allbritton

Edna Philby

Randy Stuart

Randy Stuart

Peggy

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

Horatio J. Hammond

Larry Olsen

Larry Olsen

Larry King

John Russell

John Russell

Bill Philby

Betty Lynn

Betty Lynn

Ginger

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Mr. Ashcroft

Charles Arnt

Charles Arnt

Mr. Taylor (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Townswoman (uncredited)

Barbara Blaine

Barbara Blaine

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Boyd Cabeen

Boyd Cabeen

Club Patron (uncredited)

Ken Christy

Ken Christy

Mr. McPherson (uncredited)

Mary Field

Mary Field

Della (uncredited)

Grayce Hampton

Grayce Hampton

Mrs. Appleton (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine

Leota Lorraine

Conference Guest (uncredited)

Ellen Lowe

Ellen Lowe

Effie (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Cop (uncredited)

Lee MacGregor

Lee MacGregor

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Marion Marshall

Marion Marshall

Secretary (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

Thomas Martin

Waiter (uncredited)

Roddy McCaskill

Roddy McCaskill

Roddy King (uncredited)

Mira McKinney

Mira McKinney

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Dave Morris

Dave Morris

John the Mailman (uncredited)

Jane Nigh

Jane Nigh

Mabel Phillips (uncredited)

Anne O'Neal

Anne O'Neal

Mrs. Gibbs (uncredited)

Charles Owens

Charles Owens

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Isabel Randolph

Isabel Randolph

Mrs. R. B. Frisbee (uncredited)

Albin Robeling

Albin Robeling

Maitre D' (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Loretta Russell

Conference Guest (uncredited)

Syd Saylor

Syd Saylor

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Harry Seymour

Harry Seymour

Waiter (uncredited)

Bill Sheehan

Bill Sheehan

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Ann Shoemaker

Ann Shoemaker

Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)

Anthony Sydes

Anthony Sydes

Tony King (uncredited)

Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

Newsreel Director (uncredited)

Bob Tidwell

Bob Tidwell

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

Ruth Warren

Ruth Warren

Matron (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

Josephine Whittell

Josephine Whittell

Martha Hammond (uncredited)

Cara Williams

Cara Williams

Secretary (uncredited)

Directed By

Walter Lang

Walter Lang

Director

Gaston Glass

Gaston Glass

Assistant Director

Jerry Bryan

Jerry Bryan

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Samuel G. Engel

Samuel G. Engel

Producer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Executive Producer

Max Golden

Max Golden

Production Manager

Edited By

Noel L. Scott

Noel L. Scott

Editor

J. Watson Webb Jr.

J. Watson Webb Jr.

Editor

Harmon Jones

Harmon Jones

Editorial Consultant

Costume and Makeup

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Kay Nelson

Kay Nelson

Costume Design

Charles LeMaire

Charles LeMaire

Wardrobe Master

Sam Benson

Sam Benson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Sound

Roger Heman Sr.

Roger Heman Sr.

Sound

George Leverett

George Leverett

Sound

Charles Henderson

Charles Henderson

Other

Lyman Hallowell

Lyman Hallowell

Apprentice Sound Editor

Edward B. Powell

Edward B. Powell

Orchestrator

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Norbert Brodine

Norbert Brodine

Director of Photography

Leo McCreary

Leo McCreary

Grip

Emmett Schoenbaum

Emmett Schoenbaum

Still Photographer

Irving Rosenberg

Irving Rosenberg

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Thomas Little

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Ernest Lansing

Ernest Lansing

Set Decoration

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Leland Fuller

Leland Fuller

Art Direction

Other Crew

Fred Sersen

Fred Sersen

Special Effects

Earle Hagen

Earle Hagen

Additional Music

Hugh Cummings

Hugh Cummings

Dialogue Coach

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