And Baby Makes Three
1949 film by Henry Levin
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And Baby Makes Three is a 1949 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry Levin and starring Robert Young and Barbara Hale.[1] The title comes from a line in the 1927 song "My Blue Heaven".
Joseph Hoffman
Barbara Hale
| And Baby Makes Three | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Written by | Lou Breslow Joseph Hoffman |
| Produced by | Robert Lord |
| Starring | Robert Young Barbara Hale |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
| Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Jackie Walsh, recently divorced from Vernon Walsh, is told she is pregnant with Vernon's child just as she is preparing to marry another man, Herbert Fletcher.
Cast
- Robert Young as Vernon "Vern" Walsh
- Barbara Hale as Jacqueline "Jackie" Walsh
- Robert Hutton as Herbert T. "Herbie" Fletcher
- Janis Carter as Wanda York
- Billie Burke as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
- Nicholas Joy as Marvin Fletcher
- Lloyd Corrigan as Dr. William M. "Uncle Bill" Parnell
- Howland Chamberlain as Otto Stacy
- Melville Cooper as Gibson - Fletcher's Butler
- Joe Sawyer as Motorcycle Cop
Production
The film was known as You Made Me Love You and it was made for Humphrey Bogart's company. Ronald Reagan was the original star.[2]
Critical reception
While Variety praised the film, noting that "Levin's direction gets good movement into the script" and "comedy touches are neatly devised",[3] The New York Times dismissed it as a "frail comedy" with "a few weak, scattered laughs".[4]
