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Old man invites three of his illegitimate children to live with him.Old man invites three of his illegitimate children to live with him.Old man invites three of his illegitimate children to live with him.
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
- Richard 'Dick' Berney
- (as Guinn Williams)
Nina Quartero
- Maria Credaro
- (as Nena Quartero)
Harry Allen
- Harry, the First Airplane Mechanic
- (uncredited)
Rina De Liguoro
- Hortense
- (uncredited)
Bobbie Hale
- Second Airplane Mechanic
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Robert Z. Leonard(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe original play opened in New York on 13 February 1928 at the Belasco Theater, with C. Aubrey Smith originating the role of Sir Basil; it ran for 263 performances.
- Goofs(at around 35 mins) A young man who does not appear elsewhere in the film is seen prominently on the stairway, center frame, with his arms in the air; it appears he has has just finished clapping his hands. Then he quickly ducks into the doorway to the library set. The camera holds on the empty staircase for six seconds, then Tony Marion Davies descends the stairs.
- Quotes
Sir Basil Algernon 'Chief' Winterton: I am the first man ever to become a father by majority vote.
- Alternate versionsThe French version eliminated the scene inserted to make clear all of Sir Basil's children was legitimate.
- ConnectionsAlternate-language version of Le père célibataire (1931)
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Rather creaky film is marred by bad sound and obvious stage play origins...
Mercifully, sound has improved tremendously from the early days of "talkies"--most of them based on very static stage plays. THE BACHELOR FATHER is no exception. The only thing it has going for it is a chance to enjoy SIR C. AUBREY SMITH in a delightfully crusty aristocratic role, the kind he was born to play. He does make a fuss over his American daughter--MARION DAVIES in her usual cutie-pie mode, that looks a little out of bounds at times. She's occasionally endearing, but not that endearing! The very British RALPH FORBES plays one of his sons without managing to exhibit any matinée idol charm, while RAY MILLAND--with much less to do--is strikingly attractive in a minor role as another son.
But the action rests mainly on the interaction between C. Aubrey Smith and his plucky daughter--and fans of Miss Davies will no doubt welcome seeing her even though the material is not especially compelling.
Without C. Aubrey Smith, this would be a real dud.
But the action rests mainly on the interaction between C. Aubrey Smith and his plucky daughter--and fans of Miss Davies will no doubt welcome seeing her even though the material is not especially compelling.
Without C. Aubrey Smith, this would be a real dud.
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- Doylenf
- Aug 3, 2009
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- Papá solterón
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- $502,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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