Sitting Pretty (1948)
| Release Date | 10 March 1948 |
| Tagline | NEVER WAS A BABY-SITTER LIKE THIS! (original print media ad - all caps) |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Domestic Comedy, Comedy of Manners |
| Mood | Just for Fun |
| Themes | Nannies and Caregivers, Fish Out of Water, Servants and Employers |
| Tones | Humorous, Witty, Light, Easygoing, Satirical |
| Tags | Babysitter, Child, Community, Discipline, Employment, Expert, Expose [revelation], Family, Genius, Gossip, House, Nanny, Neighbor, Project [plan], Servant, Suburbs, Writing |
Sitting Pretty is a 1948 American comedy film which tells the story of a family who hires a man with a mysterious past to babysit their children. It stars Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara and Clifton Webb. The movie was adapted by F. Hugh Herbert from the comic novel Belvedere (1947) by Gwen Davenport. It was directed by Walter Lang.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Larry Olsen
Larry King
Barbara Blaine
Jitterbug
Raymond C. Hair Jr.
Baby that gets the bowl of oat meal on his head
Grayce Hampton
Mrs. Appleton
Iris James
Jitterbug
Ellen Lowe
Effie, the Appleton Maid
Roddy McCaskill
Roddy King
Mira McKinney
Mrs. Phillips
Dave Morris
John, the Mailman
Anne O'Neal
Mrs. Gibbs
Charles Owens
Jitterbug
Isabel Randolph
Mrs. R. B. Frisbee
Albin Robeling
Maitre D'
Bill Sheehan
Cab Driver
Anthony Sydes
Tony King
Charles Tannen
Newsreel Director
Robert Tidwell
Jitterbug
Minerva Urecal
Mrs. Maypole
Ruth Warren
Matron
Billy Wayne
Newsreel Man
Director
Writer
Gwen Davenport
Producer
Samuel G. Engel
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Norbert Brodine
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Art Director
Leland Fuller
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Set Decorator
Ernest Lansing
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Thomas Little
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Costume Designer
Kay Nelson
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Makeup Department
Production Manager
Max Golden
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sound Department
Roger Heman Sr.
sound
George Leverett
sound
Special Effects
Fred Sersen
special photographic effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Leo McCreary
grip
Irving Rosenberg
camera operator
Emmett Schoenbaum
still photographer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Harmon Jones
editorial supervisor
Music Department
Edward B. Powell
music arranger: orchestral arrangements
Other Crew
Jerry Bryan
script supervisor
Production Company
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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