Father's Little Dividend (The Film Detective Restored Version)

Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor reprise their father/daughter roles in this sequel to the popular Father of the Bride. This time around Stanley Banks (Tracy) finds himself resisting the idea of becoming a grandfather, and soon finds himself in a series of comical misadventures involving his new grandson. Legendary director Vincente Minnelli shot this charming family film in a mere 22 days in 1950, the same year he directed his classic An American in Paris. The cast includes Joan Bennett, Billie Burke, and a 14-year-old Russ Tamblyn.

• comedy