Funnier than "Father of the Bride!"
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.
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- TonyTonyTonyon TMDB · Feb 20215/10
This movie started out funny and had a lot of potential but the last 8 minutes are a real bummer. And it left me no longer liking Stanley's character. Certainly not funnier than the prequel Father of the Bride.
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Cast
- Spencer TracyStanley Banks
- Joan BennettEllie Banks
- Elizabeth TaylorKay Dunstan
- Don TaylorBuckley Dunstan
- Billie BurkeDoris Dunstan
- Moroni OlsenHerbert Dunstan
- Richard RoberPolice Sergeant
- Marietta CantyDelilah
- Russ TamblynTommy Banks
- Tom IrishBen Banks
Crew
- Vincente MinnelliDirector
- Albert HackettScreenplay
- Frances GoodrichScreenplay
- John AltonDirector of Photography
- Albert SendreyOriginal Music Composer
- Ferris WebsterEditor
- Pandro S. BermanProducer
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