The Bachelor Father

January. 10,1931      NR
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Lonely in his English country estate, Sir Basil decides to gather his grown (albeit illegitimate) children around him in his declining years. He uses a ledger which keeps track of the payments he has been making to ex-lovers to locate 2 of them, and a third is found by a lawyer in New York, her mother was too proud to accept any money. Sir Basil is a curmudgeon, and his three adult children have a hard time with him at first. Toni, the American, is a free spirit who had a budding career in show business. Jeffery is English and a semi-gentleman, and Maria is Italian, with a Latin temperament. They begin to bond, especially Sir Basil and Toni, whose outgoing personality finally wins over the old man. But past lives begin to creep back into the picture and threaten the old man's plans for a life filled with his children.

Marion Davies as  Antoinette "Tony" Flagg
Ralph Forbes as  John Ashley
C. Aubrey Smith as  Basil "Chief" Winterton
Ray Milland as  Geoffrey Trent
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as  Dick Berney
David Torrence as  Frank "Mac" MacDonald
Doris Lloyd as  Julia Webb
Edgar Norton as  Bolton
Nina Quartero as  Maria Credaro
Halliwell Hobbes as  Larkin

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Reviews

Cubussoli
1931/01/10

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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Mjeteconer
1931/01/11

Just perfect...

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RipDelight
1931/01/12

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

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Glucedee
1931/01/13

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

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