Father Is a Prince

In this story, father is definitely no prince! Nope, John (Grant Mitchell) is a nasty, grumpy skinflint...and you wonder why his wife hasn't left him long ago! It all comes to a head when their daughter brings home her new fiancé and his family and instead of making them feel welcome, he does everything he can to insult them and ruin the evening. Finally, the missus has had enough...and she wants a divorce. But before she can leave the big jerk, she passes out, as she's apparently been sick...but her husband simply didn't give her a chance to tell him about her fainting spells. Does her serious illness wake him up to the realities of being a decent husband and father or is John destined to handle this like most things in life? In other words, very poorly.

While the story is a bit broad in its characterization of John, the point of this story is excellent....a really nice object lesson for husbands...and wives. Also, while Mitchell's skinflint portrayal is laid on pretty thick, he really shows what an excellent actor he is later in the film. Overall, an amazingly good B-movie...better than you'd think out of a cheaper, more quickly made movie.