Father Is a Bachelor
WANTED: A MOTHER for five kids. Any girl who accepts is crazy, but so am I. --- Johnny
Johnny Rutledge is a drifter who comes to and discovers a cabin in the forest where five kids: January, February, March, April, and May are living without parents. Their parents died a while ago, and they want to keep that secret from the townspeople, especially the young school teacher, Prudence Millett, to avoid being sent to a children's home and eventual separation. Johnny moves in with the kids and poses as their uncle to take care of them while romancing Prudence. But in order to keep the children, he has to get married.
Where to Watch
Availability: United States
No regional provider information is available for United States.
Streaming availability data provided by JustWatch.
Top Cast
William Holden
Johnny Rutledge
Coleen Gray
Prudence Millett
Mary Jane Saunders
May Chalotte
Charles Winninger
Professor Mordecai Ford
Stuart Erwin
Constable Pudge Barnham
Clinton Sundberg
Plato Cassin
Gary Gray
Jan Chalotte
Sig Ruman
Jericho Schlosser
Billy Gray
Feb Chalotte
Lloyd Corrigan
Judge Millett
Frederic Tozere
Jeffrey Gilland Sr.
Peggy Converse
Genevieve Cassin
Arthur Space
Lucius Staley
Warren Farlow
April Chalotte (as Wayne Farlow)
Wayne A. Farlow
April Chalotte (as Wayne Farlow)
Buddy Clark
Johnny Rutledge (singing voice) (uncredited)
Ruby Dandridge
Lily - the Maid (uncredited)
Tommy Ivo
Jeffrey Gilland Jr. (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Townsman (uncredited)
Eddy Waller
White (uncredited)
Crew
Producers
Cinematographers
Editors
Composers
More Like This
Thunderstruck
2012 · ★ 6.2
Dennis the Menace
1993 · ★ 5.9
A Loud House Christmas
2021 · ★ 7.1
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011 · ★ 5.9
Mixtape
2021 · ★ 6.9
Corner Gas: The Movie
2014 · ★ 6.2
Pups Alone
2021 · ★ 5.8
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh
2008 · ★ 7.3
Little Big League
1994 · ★ 6.0
Shorts
2009 · ★ 5.9
Recess: All Growed Down
2003 · ★ 6.5
Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown
2011 · ★ 7.1
See Spot Run
2001 · ★ 6.1
Problem Child 2
1991 · ★ 6.0
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
2019 · ★ 6.3
Dashing Through the Snow
2023 · ★ 6.1
Click & Collect
2018 · ★ 6.6
A.R.C.H.I.E.
2016 · ★ 6.0
The Air Up There
1994 · ★ 6.1
How to Eat Fried Worms
2006 · ★ 6.2
More Featuring William Holden
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · ★ 7.8
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · ★ 8.3
Network
1976 · ★ 7.8
Casino Royale
1967 · ★ 5.2
Sabrina
1954 · ★ 7.5
The Towering Inferno
1974 · ★ 7.0
Damien - Omen II
1978 · ★ 6.4
The Wild Bunch
1969 · ★ 7.6
Stalag 17
1953 · ★ 7.7
The Devil's Brigade
1968 · ★ 6.3
Paris When It Sizzles
1964 · ★ 6.3
Fedora
1978 · ★ 6.7
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953 · ★ 6.3
The Horse Soldiers
1959 · ★ 6.9
Escape to Athena
1979 · ★ 5.7