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The Courtship of Eddie's Father Overview:

The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by Joe Pasternak.

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Set Design - The Courtship of Eddie's Father ( 1963 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Jan 8, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

2015 is kicking off in a nice relaxing way. Sales with our business have finally slowed down and we have been able to savor the pleasure of re-viewing favorite films, one of which is this gem from 1963 - The Courtship of Eddie's Father starring Glenn Ford and based upon the best-selling novel of the... Read full article

Set Design - The Courtship of Eddie's Father ( 1963 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Jan 8, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

2015 is kicking off in a nice relaxing way. Sales with our business have finally slowed down and we have been able to savor the pleasure of re-viewing favorite films, one of which is this gem from 1963 - The Courtship of Eddie's Father starring Glenn Ford and based upon the best-selling novel of the... Read full article

Set Design - The Courtship of Eddie's Father ( 1963 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Jan 8, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

2015 is kicking off in a nice relaxing way. Sales with our business have finally slowed down and we have been able to savor the pleasure of re-viewing favorite films, one of which is this gem from 1963 - The Courtship of Eddie's Father starring Glenn Ford and based upon the best-selling novel of the... Read full article

Set Design - The Courtship of Eddie's Father ( 1963 )

By The Metzinger Sisters on Jan 8, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

2015 is kicking off in a nice relaxing way. Sales with our business have finally slowed down and we have been able to savor the pleasure of re-viewing favorite films, one of which is this gem from 1963 - The Courtship of Eddie's Father starring Glenn Ford and based upon the best-selling novel of the... Read full article

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The Courtship of Eddie's Father Quotes:

[first lines]
Norman Jones: Wake up Manhattan. Come out of that warm, rosy dream, open those big, luscious eyes and meet a new, exciting day. I'm talking to you ravishing, delicious, madcap girls still in that warm, cozy bed. Now what you need is a nice, hot cup of coffee, Bentley Coffee of course. That rich, intoxicating aroma, that tantalizing blend that makes the senses reel and the pulses tingle.
[shouts]
Norman Jones: Look out! Don't burn those delicate, sensuous fingers. Why if anything should happen to those wild, impetuous hands, Jones would be heartbroken, Aw, did she hurt herself? Don't cry. Old Norm here will fix it.
[sounds of kisses]
Norman Jones: There now, doesn't that feel better?
Tom Corbett: [turns off radio]
[writes himself a note]
Tom Corbett: STOP NORM
[last lines]
Eddie: It's Regent 4-8599
Tom Corbett: [Dials phone]
Eddie: [leaves apartment, rings Elizabeth's doorbell twice] You're phone's ringing.
Elizabeth Marten: What?
Eddie: Your telephone.
Elizabeth Marten: No it's not, Eddie.
[Phone rings]
Eddie: You better pick it up, it could be important, very important. Hurry.
Elizabeth Marten: Hello?
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father Facts
The movie Tom watches briefly and somewhat wistfully on TV before Eddie comes in to say he feels "real terrible" is Mogambo, starring Clark Gable and Grace Kelly.
Angie Dickinson was originally announced for role played by Dina Merrill.
In Norman Jones's (Jerry Van Dyke's) radio studio, there are black-and-white publicity photos of various celebrities on the wall. One of the pictures is of Jerry Van Dyke's real-life brother, Dick Van Dyke, who was starring in The Dick Van Dyke Show at the time the film was made.
Previously Ron Howard and Shirley Jones had played sister and brother in The Music Man while in this movie they probably become stepmother and stepson.
Appearing in "Courtship of Eddie's Father" in his film debut in the uncredited role of Child at Party in Indian headdress is Ron Howard's (Eddie) younger brother, Clint Howard. This marks the beginning of a career for Clint punctuated by appearing in film and television work that also involves his brother Ron.
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