3 Movies Starring Richard Haydn

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1948-04-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

83 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1367 Reviews)

Director:

Walter Lang

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

F. Hugh Herbert (screen play)

Gwen Davenport (novel)

Fullplot:

Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him. Mr. Belvedere works miracles with the children and the house but the Kings have no idea just what he's doing with his evenings off. And when Harry has to go out of town on a business trip, a nosy parker starts a few ugly rumors. But everything comes out all right in the end thanks to Mr. Belvedere.

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1951-07-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

75 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (87099 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Lewis Carroll (adaptation)

Winston Hibler (story)

Ted Sears (story)

Bill Peet (story)

Erdman Penner (story)

Joe Rinaldi (story)

Milt Banta (story)

William Cottrell (story)

Dick Kelsey (story)

Joe Grant (story)

Dick Huemer (story)

Del Connell (story)

Tom Oreb (story)

John Walbridge (story)

Fullplot:

On a golden afternoon, young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she tumbles into the burrow - and enters the merry, topsy-turvy world of Wonderland! Memorable songs and whimsical escapades highlight Alice's journey, which culminates in a madcap encounter with the Queen of Hearts - and her army of playing cards!

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1965-03-29

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

174 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

(134605 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Wise

Cast:

Writer:

George Hurdalek (with the partial use of ideas by)

Howard Lindsay (from the stage musical book by)

Russel Crouse (from the stage musical book by)

Ernest Lehman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In 1930's Austria, a young woman named Maria is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When the Navy captain Georg Von Trapp writes to the convent asking for a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job. The Captain's wife is dead, and he is often away, and runs the household as strictly as he does the ships he sails on. The children are unhappy and resentful of the governesses that their father keeps hiring, and have managed to run each of them off one by one. When Maria arrives, she is initially met with the same hostility, but her kindness, understanding, and sense of fun soon draws them to her and brings some much-needed joy into all their lives -- including the Captain's. Eventually he and Maria find themselves falling in love, even though Georg is already engaged to a Baroness and Maria is still a postulant. The romance makes them both start questioning the decisions they have made. Their personal conflicts soon become overshadowed, however, by world events. Austria is about to come under the control of Germany, and the Captain may soon find himself drafted into the German navy and forced to fight against his own country.

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