Sitting Pretty

"Never was a baby-sitter like this!"

Apr 1 1948 Approved 1h 23m
Comedy, Family

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.

Plot

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. Mr. Belvedere works miracles with the children and the house but the Kings have no idea just what he's doing with his evenings off. And when Harry has to go out of town on a business trip, a nosy parker starts a few ugly rumors. But everything comes out all right in the end thanks to Mr. Belvedere.

Written by

F. Hugh Herbert, Gwen Davenport

Directed by

Walter Lang

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English, Italiano

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
2,849
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
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