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Plot summary
Eddie Corbett lives in Manhattan with his father, Tom, an executive at a radio station who is raising the boy alone. The household gains a housekeeper, Mrs. Livingston. Elizabeth Marten, a young divorcée who lives next door, brings fudge brownies for Eddie, and she and Tom argue over how Eddie should handle his loss. At an arcade, Eddie notices Dollye Daly; she asks him to keep her company while an artist paints her portrait, and Tom later brings her to Norman Jones, a disc jockey, as a possible girlfriend. Rita Behrens, a fashion designer and socialite interviewed on Norman's show, becomes interested in Tom.
Cast
- Carol Andresonas Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
- Ellen Atterburyas Millie (uncredited)
- Christopher Barreyas Child Party Guest (uncredited)
- Leslie Barringeras Mike (uncredited)
- John Bartonas Arcade Patron (uncredited)
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- Rodney Bellas Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited)
- Barbara Brentas Party Guest (uncredited)
- William Burnsideas Party Guest (uncredited)
- Boyd Cabeenas Employee (uncredited)
- Kelly Corcoranas Child Party Guest (uncredited)
- Bill Cordas Party Guest (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
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- Producer Joe Pasternak said he interviewed hundreds of children for the role of Eddie before casting Ronny Howard, recalling that as soon as he talked to Howard, "I knew he was right."
- Nightclub singer and TV entertainer Roberta Sherwood, who played housekeeper Mrs. Livingston, made her film debut in this movie.
- The bowling alley sequence was shot at the now defunct Paradise Bowl on South Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles, about two miles north of LAX.
