Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

writers_reign This film oozes charm and warmth with the feel of an America that never really existed like the Carvel of Andy Hardy or the England of Quiet Wedding. For many people this was the start of Clifton Webb's career, for slightly older filmgoers his career began four years previously with his Waldo Lydecker in Laura, but for seriously old Broadway buffs he began as an accomplished and debonair song-and-dance man a quarter of a century earlier (he was, for example, in Cole Porter's first Broadway Show, See America First (a flop) in 1916 and in 1937 he introduced Porter's At Long Last Love. With Lynn Belvedere the role and the man came together triumphantly and ever after he played only leads. We should give at least a nod in passing to Robert Young and Maureen O'Hara, who actually get top-billing and Richard Hadyn as the 'old woman' gossip but it's Webb's movie from the very first frame in which he appears.

BJ Abbott "Sitting Pretty" (1948) is the first of 3 Mr Belvedere Movies and preceded the TV Series by 37 years. The 2nd movie was Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)and 3rd movie Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1950) This screenplay is based on the wonderful book, "Belvedere" by Gwen Davenport (1909-2002). (She also wrote:''The Bachelor's Baby''; ''Candy for Breakfast.'', and ''Time and Chance,'' published in 1993.)The King family and their three sons, live in Hummingbird Hill, a "typical suburban community...where everybody knows a little more than a little about everybody". The 3 rambunctious sons and their Great Dane drive all the housekeepers to escape.. In this movie, Mr King, is played by Robert Young, who hones his father skills for his future role in "Father Knows Best". The beautiful, self-proclaimed, cultured wife, Mrs King, played by Maureen O'Hara, puts an advertisement in the paper for a live-in, to help with the "3 adorable children". She expects a woman, but failed to mention that in the ad. She did not realize Lynn Belvedere might not be a woman, when she hired him by telegram. The boys love the intimidating, Mr Belvedere, played by Clifton Webb, who is an eccentric, self-proclaimed genius, that has mastered multiple careers and talents. The nosy, annoying, neighbor, Mr Appleton, played by Richard Haydn, lives with his mother, cross pollinates the Iris in the neighborhood and adds a load of laughs. Mr King's unreasonable, double standard, boss is played by Ed Begley Sr. Mr & Mrs King scheme and connive to find out why Mr Belvedere spend so much time alone in his locked room and what could he be doing? You'll have to watch the movie to find out. "Sitting Pretty" is a wonderful movie for the whole family. - BJ Abbott

susan-scholey This is one of my favourite comedies. I have seen this movie countless times and always manage to laugh myself to tears. Can you imagine meeting someone like Belvedere who seems to have done every job imaginable? I think all the cast did a wonderful job in this movie and I only wish that the movies of today were like this one. No swearing, car chases just plain old fashioned fun. I am sure that there are towns in the world that have neighbourhoods like Hummingbird Hill with nosy neighbours who watch your every move. My husband and I are also wondering when are they going to put this movie out on DVD? They seem to pass over these Classics for some reason which is such a shame.

David (Handlinghandel) Clifton Webb is very droll as the self-described genius who tames a suburban household of kids. And one dog. He is the central figure, but the rest of the cast is very good as well: Richard Hayden is a nosy neighbor is amusing -- though is there a bit of snickering toward his character in the screenplay? Not his gossiping but his -- well, less than masculine behavior and interests? Toward Webb's character, there is none.It's a pleasure to see Maureen O'Hara in movies other than the John Wayne stuff for which she is best known. She was a lovely woman and a highly appealing actress. Robert Young is OK as his husband, a rather dimwitted sort for a lawyer.I can't imagine anyone disliking this. It is funny and well crafted. In some ways, the dreadful children and horticulturally inclined neighbor are a comic flip-flop on film noir of its day: Come home from the WAR; do your best - And this is what you have to put up with. (Though O'Hara is certainly an engaging Penelope-figure.)