Sitting Pretty

1948

Comedy

Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him.

"Never was a baby-sitter like this!"

Rating

7.2
44 votes

Popularity

1.0249

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox

Runtime

83 min.

Status

Released

Release: 3/10/1948

Credits

Sitting Pretty

Walter LangDirector

Sitting Pretty

Robert YoungHarry King

Sitting Pretty

Maureen O'HaraTacey King

Sitting Pretty

Clifton WebbLynn Belvedere

Sitting Pretty

Richard HaydnMr. Clarence Appleton

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

4/24/2022

7 / 10

"Harry" (Robert Young) and "Tacey" (Maureen O'Hara) are in need of a new maid after their other, a bit of a beer-swiller, departs. They take out an advertisement and get a response from a promising "Lynn Belvedere", but he - well that says it all! Initially sceptical of this somewhat supercilious man, they soon find his services indispensable, even if his presence in their lives brings a certain attention from the local gossips - led, admirably, by Richard Haydn's, scene-stealing and frankly quite throttle-able "Appleton". It turns out, though, that the rather secretive "Mr. Belvedere", has an ulterior motive that brings all the local hens home to roost! It's good fun, this. There's good chemistry between Young and O'Hara, their elder child "Larry" (Larry Olsen) is quite engaging too, but it's Webb who delivers the goods. Walter Lang keeps the story moving along nicely, the script is frequently quite pithy with plenty of scornful bon-mots from the babysitter who can turn his hand to everything from fixing the fridge to obstetrics. The humour is gently engaging, as are the performances making for an enjoyable 80 minutes of observation and reap as ye sow mischief.

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