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The Bachelor Father
The Bachelor Father

The Bachelor Father

Her daddy was a bachelor-and she won her way right into his heart.

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ComedyDramaRomance

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Lonely in his English country estate, Sir Basil decides to gather his grown (albeit illegitimate) children around him in his declining years. He uses a ledger which keeps track of the payments he has been making to ex-lovers to locate 2 of them, and a third is found by a lawyer in New York, her mother was too proud to accept any money. Sir Basil is a curmudgeon, and his three adult children have a hard time with him at first. Toni, the American, is a free spirit who had a budding career in show business. Jeffery is English and a semi-gentleman, and Maria is Italian, with a Latin temperament. They begin to bond, especially Sir Basil and Toni, whose outgoing personality finally wins over the old man. But past lives begin to creep back into the picture and threaten the old man's plans for a life filled with his children.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

10 January 1931

Country

United States of America

Cast

Marion Davies

Marion Davies

Antoinette "Tony" Flagg

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

John Ashley

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Basil "Chief" Winterton

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Geoffrey Trent

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Dick Berney

David Torrence

David Torrence

Frank "Mac" MacDonald

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Julia Webb

Edgar Norton

Edgar Norton

Bolton

Nina Quartero

Nina Quartero

Maria Credaro

Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

Larkin

Elizabeth Murray

Elizabeth Murray

Molly Berney

James Gordon

James Gordon

Carson Creswell

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