The Bachelor Father - 1931

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.

90min
1931
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.4/10

Cast

Marion Davies profile pictureMarion DaviesAntoinette "Tony" Flagg
Ralph Forbes profile pictureRalph ForbesJohn Ashley
C. Aubrey Smith profile pictureC. Aubrey SmithBasil "Chief" Winterton
Ray Milland profile pictureRay MillandGeoffrey Trent
David Torrence profile pictureDavid TorrenceFrank "Mac" MacDonald
Doris Lloyd profile pictureDoris LloydJulia Webb
Nina Quartero profile pictureNina QuarteroMaria Credaro
James Gordon profile pictureJames GordonCarson Creswell

About The Bachelor Father

The Bachelor Father Overview

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.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 90min

Extra details

Original Title: The Bachelor Father
Original Language: English
Directed By: Robert Z. Leonard
Production Companies
Cosmopolitan ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer