| Sitting Pretty | |
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| Directed by | Walter Lang |
| Screenplay by | F. Hugh Herbert |
| Based on | Belvedere by Gwen Davenport |
| Produced by | Samuel G. Engel |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Edited by | Harmon Jones (editorial supervision) |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.3 million[1] |
| Box office | $3.55 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)[2] |
Sitting Pretty is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang from a screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert, adapted from the novel Belvedere by Gwen Davenport.[3] The film stars Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, and Clifton Webb, about a family who hires the mysterious Lynn Belvedere to babysit their rowdy children.
Upon its release by 20th Century Fox in April 1948, Sitting Pretty became a box-office success. Webb received critical praise for his performance of Belvedere, which spawned two sequels.
- ^ Nixon, Rob (December 20, 2011). "Sitting Pretty (1948)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1948." Variety, January 5, 1949, p. 46.
- ^ "Sitting Pretty". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.