Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Melville Shavelson

Writers:

Bob Carroll Jr. (story)
Madelyn Davis (story)

Release Date:

24 April 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Their wedding night set new attendence records

Plot:

When a widower with 10 children marries a widow with 8, can the 20 of them ever come together as one big happy family...

Plot Keywords:

Children | Widow | Sibling | Parent | Widower

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Lucille Ball	...	Helen North Beardsley
Henry Fonda	...	Frank Beardsley
Van Johnson	...	Warrant Officer Darrel Harrison
Louise Troy	...	Madeleine Love
Sidney Miller	...	Dr. Ashford
Tom Bosley	...	Family Doctor
Nancy Howard	...	Nancy Beardsley
Walter Brooke	...	Howard Beardsley
Tim Matheson	...	Mike Beardsley (as Tim Matthieson)
Gil Rogers	...	Rusty Beardsley
Nancy Roth	...	Rosemary Beardsley
Gary Goetzman	...	Greg Beardsley
Morgan Brittany	...	Louise Beardsley (as Suzanne Cupito)
Holly O'Brien	...	Susan Beardsley
Michele Tobin	...	Veronica Beardsley

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Germany:6 | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Alameda, California, USA

Company:

Desilu Productions

Trivia:

Lucille Ball co-produced the film under her company, Desilu Productions. When the film became a surprise smash hit grossing over $17 million on a $2.5 million investment, she became furious about it. She hadn't anticipated the film's huge box-office success and failed to provide a tax shelter for her personal profits, resulting in most of her share going in taxes.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Colleen and her boyfriend are eating lunch, at school (he's talking about the "freak-out") Colleen takes her sandwich out of the paper bag and unwraps it three or four times.

Quotes:

Phillip North: I'm legal!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Melrose Place: Pilot (#1.1)" (1992)

Age appropriate.

Yes, Lucy was 56 at the time of filming. And Henry Fonda would've been about 61. Accept it and move on. I'm truly worn out from all of the 'they're-too-old' comments I'm hearing on this message board. Considering that both families have grown children in them, I'd rather have the subdued charm and maturity of a Ball/Fonda pairing than some glamorous, way-too-young-and-pretty leads that Hollywood would want to use today, like Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock against Brad Pitt or Heath Ledger. (Give me a break!!) The great thing about going to see a movie is that you can suspend disbelief for a little while, and even if the North-Beardsleys were a bit younger in real life, it absolutely *never* occurred to me that Ball and Fonda were too old. They looked great, and performed even better!! (I never thought of them being older than their late 40s.) To keep a family of 18 (and then 19) together- and simultaneously discipline, steer, and guide them through the rough times- I believe a certain amount of astringent authority is necessary. The film's a charmer.