Question 1

What personal tragedy made Elizabeth Taylor's role in this film particularly difficult?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Taylor was suffering through a physically abusive marriage to Conrad Hilton Jr. during filming, where he beat her while pregnant, causing a miscarriage. Playing a woman expecting a baby proved hard for her.

Question 2

What classic film connection appears in the baby's nursery decoration?

Accepted Answer

The baby's nursery is decorated with characters from The Wizard of Oz (1939), in which Billie Burke (who plays Doris Dunstan) played Glinda the Good Witch.

Question 3

Why was this film considered groundbreaking under the Hays Code?

Accepted Answer

This is a rare example of a Hollywood movie shot while the Hays Code was still operational that openly shows a pregnant woman.

Question 4

How did this film help pioneer modern movie sequels?

Accepted Answer

It reunited most of the principal cast of Father of the Bride (1950) and picked up the plot from where that movie had ended, helping pioneer the modern notion of sequels.

Question 5

Which prestigious film festival screened this movie decades after its release?

Accepted Answer

The Locarno International Film Festival screened it in 2011, long after its 1951 release.

Father's Little Dividend

Customers also watched

Also featured in

Family & Adventure

Family & Adventure