Yours, Mine and Ours 1968
Yours, Mine and Ours
When a widower with ten children marries a widow with eight, can the twenty of them ever come together as one big happy family?
When a widower with ten children marries a widow with eight, can the twenty of them ever come together as one big happy family?
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Full Cast & Crew... Helen North Beardsley
... Frank Beardsley
... Darrel Harrison
... Madeleine Love
... Dr. Ashford
... Family Doctor
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See All 1 Reviews29 May 2023 by CinemaSerf
Engineering Officer "Frank" (Henry Fonda) loses his wife and after his tour of duty aboard the USS Enterprise is left with the ominous task of returning to San Francisco to look after his ten - yes, that's ten - children! Meantime, "Helen" (Lucille Ball) is in a similar predicament following the death of her husband - but she only has the eight offspring to raise. After a trolley clash in a supermarket, the two adults meet, court and after romance blossoms they decide to marry and raise all of their respective broods under one roof with four bathrooms! Initially, the concept of a film with eighteen kids offering everything from tantrums to hormones did not appeal to me at all. Fonda and Ball, however, really do make this work. It's a bit wordy at times and the humour has dated, but for the most part there is a genuine chemistry on display and many of their parenting problems - especially when they discover a new bundle of joy is en route - ring quite true. Director Melville Shavelson manages the more cacophonous elements of the story quite well - the pandemonium is there, but it is sparingly used allowing the sensations of exhaustion and exasperation to emerge, but not sufficiently to drown out what is actually quite an affectionate story. I'm not sure his aircraft carrier could ever have taken me far enough from this actual scenario, but watching on a big screen from a distance offers us an enjoyable romp through family life peppered with patience, patience and love. Give it a go and you might appreciate the versatility of Fonda as a half-decent comedy actor and Ball as, well, a star.
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Release Date:
Apr 24, 1968 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 51`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Engineering Officer "Frank" (Henry Fonda) loses his wife and after his tour of duty aboard the USS Enterprise is left with the ominous task of returning to San Francisco to look after his ten - yes, that's ten - children! Meantime, "Helen" (Lucille Ball) is in a similar predicament following the death of her husband - but she only has the eight offspring to raise. After a trolley clash in a supermarket, the two adults meet, court and after romance blossoms they decide to marry and raise all of their respective broods under one roof with four bathrooms! Initially, the concept of a film with eighteen kids offering everything from tantrums to hormones did not appeal to me at all. Fonda and Ball, however, really do make this work. It's a bit wordy at times and the humour has dated, but for the most part there is a genuine chemistry on display and many of their parenting problems - especially when they discover a new bundle of joy is en route - ring quite true. Director Melville Shavelson manages the more cacophonous elements of the story quite well - the pandemonium is there, but it is sparingly used allowing the sensations of exhaustion and exasperation to emerge, but not sufficiently to drown out what is actually quite an affectionate story. I'm not sure his aircraft carrier could ever have taken me far enough from this actual scenario, but watching on a big screen from a distance offers us an enjoyable romp through family life peppered with patience, patience and love. Give it a go and you might appreciate the versatility of Fonda as a half-decent comedy actor and Ball as, well, a star.
Cast & Crew of
Yours, Mine and Ours
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Helen North Beardsley
... Frank Beardsley
... Darrel Harrison
... Madeleine Love
... Dr. Ashford
... Family Doctor
NH
Nancy Howard... Nancy Beardsley
... Howard Beardsley
... Mike Beardsley
GR
Gil Rogers... Rusty Beardsley
NR
Nancy Roth... Rosemary Beardsley
... Greg Beardsley
... Louise Beardsley
... Susan Beardsley
... Veronica Beardsley
... Mary Beardsley
... Germaine Beardsley
... Joan Beardsley
... Colleen North
... Nicky North
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