The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Every boy needs a mother... even if Dad has to marry her!

Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she's not one of the women that his dad's been dating.

Drama Comedy Romance Family

Glenn Ford

Shirley Jones

(Elizabeth Marten)

Stella Stevens

Ron Howard

(Eddie Corbett)

Dina Merrill

Roberta Sherwood

(Mrs. Livingston)

Jerry Van Dyke

Carol Andreson

(Cigarette Girl (uncredited))

Ellen Atterbury

(Millie (uncredited))

Christopher Barrey

(Child Party Guest (uncredited))

Leslie Barringer

(Mike (uncredited))

John Barton

(Arcade Patron (uncredited))

Kimberly Beck

(Child Party Guest (uncredited))

Rodney Bell

(Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited))

Barbara Brent

(Party Guest (uncredited))

William Burnside

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Boyd Cabeen

(Employee (uncredited))

Gene Coogan

(Bowling Alley Patron (uncredited))

Kelly Corcoran

(Child Party Guest (uncredited))

Bill Cord

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Joanne Courtney

(Maid (uncredited))

Lucille Curtis

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Tom Curtis

(Party Guest (uncredited))

John Damler

(State Trooper (uncredited))

James Drake

(Camp Counselor (uncredited))

Leslie Farrell

(Child Party Guest (uncredited))

Don Fenwick

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Fred Fisher

(Parent (uncredited))

Ron Gans

(Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited))

Marilyn Gladstone

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Billy Halop

(Milkman (uncredited))

John Hart

(State Trooper (uncredited))

John Hiestand

(Annoucer (uncredited))

Shep Houghton

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

Mark Houston

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Clint Howard

(Child Party Guest (uncredited))

Rance Howard

(Camp Counselor (uncredited))

Don Lanning

(Camp Counselor (uncredited))

John LaSalle

(Self (uncredited))

Mary LeBow

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Margie Liszt

(Tom's Secretary (uncredited))

Sean MacGregor

(Artist (uncredited))

Jean MacRae

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Mike Marshall

(Wedding Guest (uncredited))

Lee Meriwether

(Tom's Receptionist (uncredited))

Suzanne Noel

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Ron Nyman

(Dancer (uncredited))

Patrick O'Moore

(Man in Door (uncredited))

Murray Pollack

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Betty Robinson

(Child Party Guest (uncredited))

Gene Roth

(The Minister (uncredited))

Vito Scotti

(Flute Player (uncredited))

Andrew Stevens

(Boy at Camp / Mike (uncredited))

Dick Whittinghill

(Radio Engineer (uncredited))

Robert B. Williams

(Elevator Starter (uncredited))