Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty
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1948
1h 23m
7.0(47 votes)
Comedy

Overview

Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him.

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20th Century Fox

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Cast & Crew

45 members
Acting

Robert Young

Harry King

Robert Young
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Maureen O'Hara

Tacey King

Maureen O'Hara
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Clifton Webb

Lynn Belvedere

Clifton Webb
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Richard Haydn

Mr. Clarence Appleton

Richard Haydn
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Louise Allbritton

Edna Philby

Louise Allbritton
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Randy Stuart

Peggy

Randy Stuart
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Ed Begley

Horatio J. Hammond

Ed Begley
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Larry Olsen

Larry King

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John Russell

Bill Philby

John Russell
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Betty Lynn

Ginger

Betty Lynn
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Willard Robertson

Mr. Ashcroft

Willard Robertson
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Charles Arnt

Mr. Taylor (uncredited)

Charles Arnt
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Gertrude Astor

Townswoman (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor
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Barbara Blaine

Jitterbug (uncredited)

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Boyd Cabeen

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Ken Christy

Mr. McPherson (uncredited)

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Mary Field

Della (uncredited)

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Grayce Hampton

Mrs. Appleton (uncredited)

Grayce Hampton
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Leota Lorraine

Conference Guest (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine
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Ellen Lowe

Effie (uncredited)

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J. Farrell MacDonald

Cop (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald
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Lee MacGregor

Jitterbug (uncredited)

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Marion Marshall

Secretary (uncredited)

Marion Marshall
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Thomas Martin

Waiter (uncredited)

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Roddy McCaskill

Roddy King (uncredited)

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Mira McKinney

Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)

Mira McKinney
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Dave Morris

John the Mailman (uncredited)

Dave Morris
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Jane Nigh

Mabel Phillips (uncredited)

Jane Nigh
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Anne O'Neal

Mrs. Gibbs (uncredited)

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Charles Owens

Jitterbug (uncredited)

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Isabel Randolph

Mrs. R. B. Frisbee (uncredited)

Isabel Randolph
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Albin Robeling

Maitre D' (uncredited)

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Loretta Russell

Conference Guest (uncredited)

Loretta Russell
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Syd Saylor

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Syd Saylor
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Harry Seymour

Waiter (uncredited)

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Bill Sheehan

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Ann Shoemaker

Mrs. Ashcroft (uncredited)

Ann Shoemaker
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Anthony Sydes

Tony King (uncredited)

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Charles Tannen

Newsreel Director (uncredited)

Charles Tannen
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Bob Tidwell

Jitterbug (uncredited)

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Minerva Urecal

Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal
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Ruth Warren

Matron (uncredited)

Ruth Warren
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Billy Wayne

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

Billy Wayne
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Josephine Whittell

Martha Hammond (uncredited)

Josephine Whittell
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Cara Williams

Secretary (uncredited)

Cara Williams

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