The Bachelor Father (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.

Updated May 29 2020

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1931-01-10

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Runtime: 90 mins Rating: 6.5

Cast

C. Aubrey Smith

Basil "Chief" Winterton

Ray Milland

Geoffrey Trent

Doris Lloyd

Julia Webb

Halliwell Hobbes

Larkin

Edgar Norton

Bolton

David Torrence

Frank "Mac" MacDonald

Marion Davies

Antoinette "Tony" Flagg

Ralph Forbes

John Ashley

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Crew

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Adrian

Costume Design

Douglas Shearer

Sound Director

Marion Davies

Producer

Robert Z. Leonard

Director

Robert Z. Leonard

Producer

Harry Reynolds

Editor

Oliver T. Marsh

Director of Photography

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