Week-End with Father is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Van Heflin, Patricia Neal, and Gigi Perreau.

Week-End with Father
Directed byDouglas Sirk
Screenplay byJoseph Hoffman
Based onGeorge F. Slavin
George W. George
Produced byTed Richmond
StarringVan Heflin
Patricia Neal
Gigi Perreau
CinematographyClifford Stine
Edited byRussell F. Schoengarth
Music byFrank Skinner
Production
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Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 1951 (1951-12) (United States)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.25 million (US rentals)[1]

Plot

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Their children are leaving New York City for summer camp, so Brad Stubbs wishes his two daughters goodbye and Jean Bowen does likewise with her sons. Neither being currently married, they meet again while walking their dogs, become acquainted, and quickly get engaged.

Brad attempts to break the news to a woman he has been seeing, Phyllis Reynolds, an actress, but she misunderstands. Brad and Jean then travel to the camp to inform their children. Handsome camp counselor Don Adams is instantly attracted to Jean, and the kids mock Brad when he is not as good at camp activities as Don is.

Phyllis shows up, shocking Jean when she claims to be Brad's wife-to-be. In time, the children regret not accepting the new relationship and scheme to bring Brad and Jean back together, her boys even pretending to be lost in the woods so that Brad can be a hero and bring them home.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
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