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A family that hires a live-in babysitter is surprised when he turns out to be a man who's a quirky genius.A family that hires a live-in babysitter is surprised when he turns out to be a man who's a quirky genius.A family that hires a live-in babysitter is surprised when he turns out to be a man who's a quirky genius.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 1 nomination total
Betty Lynn
- Ginger
- (as Betty Ann Lynn)
Dorothy Adams
- Mrs. Goul
- (scenes deleted)
Charles Arnt
- Mr. Taylor
- (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
- Townswoman
- (uncredited)
Barbara Blaine
- Jitterbug
- (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen
- Club Patron
- (uncredited)
Ken Christy
- Mr. McPherson
- (uncredited)
Mary Field
- Della - Book Shoppe Proprietress
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAside from "Holiday for Lovers" in 1959, this is one of the few films that demonstrates Clifton Webb's accomplished dancing skills, as he was earlier in his career a successful Broadway performer.
- GoofsHammond himself serves Belvedere with a summons. However, plaintiffs are not allowed to serve summons to defendants personally.
- Quotes
Lynn Belvedere: Mrs. King, as I told you last night, I dislike children intensely and yours, if I may say so, have peculiarly repulsive habits and manners.
- ConnectionsFeatured in History Brought to Life (1950)
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Robert Young and Maureen O'Hara as Harry & Tacey King were the headliners in this film but a man named Lynn Belvedere (Clifton Webb) stole the show. It was perfectly logical that Mr. Belvedere would take control of the film, he is a genius. What one thing has Belvedere not done, write a book of course! But what type of book and where will the information be collected from? How about a little town of gossips that will make a satire of a town a masterpiece of writing? But how can a genius be among them and not be discovered? The King family have terrible children that no human can control. They need a maid and live-in babysitter, whom better than a person that understands children's psychology yet hates children. Mr. Belvedere soon is hired and has the whole family under his control. A man that has the children chew their food 28 times, not 20 or 24 but 28 times. A dog trainer that has the huge mountain of a dog controlled. A man that can tell the adults in the household just how childish they can behave. When the family almost breaks up can Mr. Belvedere save the family? This is a classic which will live on in movie history.
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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