Father Is a Bachelor

1h 23min

Comedy

Family

Johnny Rutledge is a drifter who comes to and discovers a cabin in the forest where five kids: January, February, March, April, and May are living without parents. Their parents died a while ago, and they want to keep that secret from the townspeople, especially the young school teacher, Prudence Millett, to avoid being sent to a children's home and eventual separation. Johnny moves in with the kids and poses as their uncle to take care of them while romancing Prudence. But in order to keep the children, he has to get married.

Cast

William Holden

William Holden

Johnny Rutledge
Coleen Gray

Coleen Gray

Prudence Millett
Mary Jane Saunders

Mary Jane Saunders

May Chalotte
Charles Winninger

Charles Winninger

Professor Mordecai Ford
Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

Constable Pudge Barnham
Clinton Sundberg

Clinton Sundberg

Plato Cassin
Gary Gray

Gary Gray

Jan Chalotte
Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Jericho Schlosser
Billy Gray

Billy Gray

Feb Chalotte
Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Judge Millett
Frederic Tozere

Frederic Tozere

Jeffrey Gilland Sr.
Peggy Converse

Peggy Converse

Genevieve Cassin
Arthur Space

Arthur Space

Lucius Staley
Warren Farlow

Warren Farlow

April Chalotte (as Wayne Farlow)
Wayne A. Farlow

Wayne A. Farlow

April Chalotte (as Wayne Farlow)
Buddy Clark

Buddy Clark

Johnny Rutledge (singing voice) (uncredited)
Ruby Dandridge

Ruby Dandridge

Lily - the Maid (uncredited)
Tommy Ivo

Tommy Ivo

Jeffrey Gilland Jr. (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard

Townsman (uncredited)
Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller

White (uncredited)
Dooley Wilson

Dooley Wilson

Blue (uncredited)
Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Finnegan (uncredited)

Release date

22nd Feb 1950

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English