Search - Laugh Track: Father's Little Dividend on DVD

Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1951 DVD Release: 12/16/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Studio: York Home Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy, Domestic Comedy See Also: Father's Little Dividend, Father's Little Dividend, Father's Little Dividend, Father's Little Dividend, Father's Little Dividend, Father's Little Dividend, Father's Little Dividend, Father's Little Dividend

This sequel to the 1950 comedy hit Father of the Bride finds Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett returning as Stanley and Ellie Banks, the parents of newlywed Kay Dunstan (Elizabeth Taylor). In the first film, Stanley Banks was forced to endure the chaotic events leading up to the wedding. This time, he must comes to grips with the prospect of becoming a grandfather. Once he's reconciled himself to this jolt of mortality, Stanley must contend with the little bundle of joy, who screams his head off every time Grandpa comes near him. Father's Little Dividend was remade in 1994 as Father of the Bride II, with Steve Martin assuming the Spencer Tracy role, and with the added complication of discovering that his own wife (Diane Keaton) is also pregnant. The copyright for Father's Little Dividend was not renewed in 1978; thus the film has lapsed into public domain. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Spencer Tracy - Stanley T. Banks
Joan Bennett - Ellie Banks
Elizabeth Taylor - Kay Dunstan
Don Taylor - Buckley Dunstan
Billie Burke - Mrs. Doris Dunstan

This version of the classic Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor comedy -- with an additional and irreverent comic soundtrack -- has been given a no-nonsense presentation on DVD. Laugh Track: Father's Little Dividend has been transferred to disc in the original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, with the original audio track in Dolby Digital Mono. The alternate "Laugh Track" soundtrack appears in Dolby Digital Stereo. No multiple-language options or bonus materials have been included. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide