The Couch Critic Logo
The Couch CriticCouch Critic
TrendingMoviesTV ShowsListsReviewsWhat to Watch
LogoThe Couch Critic

Menu

TrendingMoviesTV ShowsListsReviewsWhat to Watch

© 2026 The Couch Critic

The Couch Critic Logo

The Couch Critic

Your go-to destination for honest movie and TV show reviews from a passionate community of critics. Join the conversation today.

X

Explore

  • Trending
  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Reviews
  • Lists
  • Games
  • About Us

Categories

  • Popular Movies
  • Trending Now
  • Upcoming
  • Airing Today
  • Movie Genres
  • TV Genres

Community

  • Guides
  • What to Watch

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Cookie Policy
  • RSS Feed
© 2026 The Couch Critic.•Built by Hayden Thorn
Cookie Settings
The Movie Database

This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

Father Is a Bachelor
Father Is a Bachelor
  1. Movies
  2. Father Is a Bachelor

Father Is a Bachelor

1950
1h 23m
Comedy
Family

Status

Released

Release

1950

Runtime

1h 23m

Storyline

"WANTED: A MOTHER for five kids. Any girl who accepts is crazy, but so am I. --- Johnny"

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Feb 22, 1950
Languages
English
Director
Norman Foster
Norman Foster
Abby Berlin
Production
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

22 Cast Members

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

April Chalotte (as Wayne Farlow)

Wayne A. Farlow

April Chalotte (as Wayne Farlow)

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)

Recommended Movies