Sitting Pretty

1948 PG-13 1h 23m

7.1 / 10 49

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7.1/10

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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.

Director Walter Lang

Writers

F. Hugh Herbert Gwen Davenport

Stars

Robert Young Maureen O'Hara Clifton Webb

Mr. Clarence Appleton

Mr. Taylor (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Townswoman (uncredited)

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Barbara Blaine

Jitterbug (uncredited)

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Boyd Cabeen

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Ken Christy

Mr. McPherson (uncredited)

Mrs. Appleton (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine

Conference Guest (uncredited)

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Marion Marshall

Secretary (uncredited)

Roddy King (uncredited)

Mira McKinney

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Dave Morris

John the Mailman (uncredited)

Jane Nigh

Mabel Phillips (uncredited)

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Anne O'Neal

Mrs. Gibbs (uncredited)

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Charles Owens

Jitterbug (uncredited)

Isabel Randolph

Mrs. R. B. Frisbee (uncredited)

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Albin Robeling

Maitre D' (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Conference Guest (uncredited)

Syd Saylor

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Ann Shoemaker

Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)

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Anthony Sydes

Tony King (uncredited)

Charles Tannen

Newsreel Director (uncredited)

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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)

Comedy

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Geronimo1967 24 Apr 2022

7/10

"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 man, they soon find his services indispensable, even if his presence in their lives brings a certain a...