The Courtship of Eddie's Father (film)

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVincente Minnelli
Screenplay byJohn Gay
Based onThe Courtship of Eddie's Father
1961 novel
by Mark Toby
Produced byJoe Pasternak
Starring
CinematographyMilton R. Krasner
Edited byAdrienne Fazan
Music byGeorge Stoll
Production
companies
  • Euterpe
  • Venice Productions
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • March 27, 1963 (1963-03-27)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million (U.S./Canada)[1]

The Courtship of Eddie's Father is a 1963 American romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli, and stars Glenn Ford as Tom Corbett, a widowed father and Ronny Howard as the titular son. The film was taken from a 1961 novel by Mark Toby. The film was subsequently adapted into a television series of the same title with Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz, which ran from 1969 to 1972 on ABC.

  1. ^ "Top Rental Features of 1963". Variety. January 8, 1964. p. 71.