Papa's Delicate Condition

Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)

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A jolly, family-oriented railroad superintendent tries to get his act together when his love for the bottle starts to alienate him from his wife and oldest daughter. His younger daughter, however, still remains unflinchingly loyal to him, and they share many fun misadventures over the course of the movie.

Date of release
1963-03-06
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Comedy
Director
George Marshall

Casting

Interesting facts

Papa's Delicate Condition is a 1963 American comedy film starring Jackie Gleason and Glynis Johns. It was an adaptation of the Corinne Griffith memoir of the same name, about her father and growing up in Texarkana, Texas. Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyrics) won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Call Me Irresponsible".

Production

The novel was published in 1952. Paramount Pictures bought the film rights and assigned Henry and Phoebe Ephron to adapt it. In 1955, it was announced Fred Astaire would star, and the film would be done as a musical. However, filming was postponed so Astaire could make Silk Stockings.

Filming ended up being delayed until 1962, with Jack Rose now the writer and Jackie Gleason the star. Two songs written for the proposed Astaire film by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen were used, along with a new song, "Bill Bailey."

"This picture is just vanilla", said Gleason, "but I needed something like it after Requiem for a Heavyweight, The Hustler and Gigot."

The part of the young girl was played by Linda Bruhl, whose experience had mostly been in TV commercials.

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