Sitting Pretty (1948)

Directed by

Walter Lang

Genre

comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family hires a mysterious and eccentric babysitter named Lynn Belvedere to look after their rambunctious children. The babysitter's unusual methods and sharp personality bring both chaos and order to the household.

lightheartedwittyamusingupbeatgentlewhimsicalrelaxed

What happens

Sitting Pretty is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang from a screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert, adapted from the novel Belvedere by Gwen Davenport. The film stars Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, and Clifton Webb, about a family who hires the mysterious Lynn Belvedere to babysit their rowdy children. Upon its release by 20th Century Fox in April 1948, Sitting Pretty became a box-office success. Webb received critical praise for his performance of Belvedere, which spawned two sequels. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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