Father's Little Dividend (1951)

Having gone through the tribulations of a big wedding for his daughter (Elizabeth Taylor), a father (Spencer Tracy) is looking forward to some peace and quiet and perhaps a vacation with his wife (Joan Bennett). But when the daughter announces she's going to have a baby, the hysteria begins all over again! A sequel to the hit film FATHER OF THE BRIDE which came out the previous year and again directed by Vincente Minnelli (MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS). As sequels go, this one isn't bad at all but still not as good as the first movie. Expecting mothers just aren't as interesting as brides. Tracy received an Oscar nomination for the first film and he's in top form here. His frustration and slow burns are cooked to perfection! Audiences lapped it up and the sequel was a huge success. The cast from the first edition returns: Don Taylor, Billie Burke, Russ Tamblyn, Moroni Olsen and Marietta Canty.