Sitting Pretty (1948 film)
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Sitting Pretty is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang from a screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert, adapted from the novel Belvedere by Gwen Davenport.[3] The film stars Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, and Clifton Webb, about a family who hires the mysterious Lynn Belvedere to babysit their rowdy children.
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Sitting Pretty | |
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Directed by | Walter Lang |
Screenplay by | F. Hugh Herbert |
Based on | Belvedere by Gwen Davenport |
Produced by | Samuel G. Engel |
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Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
Edited by | Harmon Jones (editorial supervision) |
Music by | Alfred Newman |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.3 million[1] |
Box office | $3.55 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)[2] |
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Upon its release by 20th Century Fox in April 1948, Sitting Pretty became a box-office success. Webb received critical praise for his performance of Belvedere, which spawned two sequels.