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The Bachelor Father

60 %|Jan 10, 1931|Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Featured Crew

Robert Z. Leonard
Director
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Laurence E. Johnson
Writer
Harry Reynolds
Editor
Edward Childs Carpenter
Theatre Play
Robert Z. Leonard
Producer
Adrian
Costume Design
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director

Cast

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Marion Davies
Antoinette "Tony" Flagg
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Ralph Forbes
John Ashley
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C. Aubrey Smith
Basil "Chief" Winterton
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Ray Milland
Geoffrey Trent
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David Torrence
Frank "Mac" MacDonald
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Doris Lloyd
Julia Webb
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Nina Quartero
Maria Credaro
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Elizabeth Murray
Molly Berney
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James Gordon
Carson Creswell