

“Every boy needs a mother... even if Dad has to marry her!”
Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.

Glenn Ford
Tom Corbett
Lead
Shirley Jones
Elizabeth Marten

Stella Stevens
Dollye Daly

Ron Howard
Eddie Corbett

Dina Merrill
Rita Behrens

Roberta Sherwood
Mrs. Livingston

Jerry Van Dyke
Norman Jones
Carol Andreson
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vincente Minnelli's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Courtship of Eddie's Father is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”