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Director:
Melville Shavelson
Writers:
Bob Carroll Jr. (story)
Madelyn Davis (story)
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Release Date:
24 April 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family more
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... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
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UNplanned Parenthood! more (54 total)
US TV Schedule:
Fri. Nov. 272:00 PMTCM   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:G | Germany:6 | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Alameda, California, USA more
Company:
Desilu Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The wedding invitation used in the movie is the actual wedding invitation designed by Frank Beardsley, husband of the real Helen Eileen Beardsley. The children's names are listed in their real-life birth order. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: During their first date in a club, Frank is wearing his hat during the entire sequence. This would be a hideous breach of Naval etiquette, and never done by a real Naval officer. more
Quotes:
Family Doctor: Call my wife, will you, and tell her I'm on my way home?
[beat]
Family Doctor: And tell her thank you.
Frank Beardsley: For what?
Family Doctor: We don't have any children.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Here's Lucy: Guess Who Owes Lucy $23.50 (#1.11)" (1968) more

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20 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
UNplanned Parenthood!, 23 August 2005
9/10
Author: phillindholm from Rohnert Park, CA

"Yours Mine And Ours" is one of the best "family films" of the 1960s. (Very) loosely based on the real-life story of Helen North, a Navy widow with eight children, who married Navy career man Frank Beardsley, a widower with ten children of his own. Lucille Ball bought the rights to Mrs. Beardsley's book "Who Gets The Drumstick?", co- produced it, and took the starring role of Helen North. For those who know her chiefly as a comedienne, this film will be a pleasant surprise. For not only does she have the opportunity to indulge in some of the slapstick she is famous for, she proves conclusively that she was an excellent dramatic actress as well. Moreover, she can switch abruptly (and seemingly effortlessly) from comedy to pathos, sometimes in the same scene! Henry Fonda takes the part of Frank Beardsley and gives it both dimension and strength. As his bachelor friend, Van Johnson is a welcome presence, as is Tom Bosley as a sardonic doctor. There is also a hilarious performance from Louise Troy, as Frank's date early in the story. The kids are well cast and include future notables Tim Matheson, Suzanne Cupito (who grew up to be Morgan Brittany), Mitch Vogel and Tracy Nelson. A good deal of the plot involves the mutual dislike most of the kids have for their step-siblings, but a great deal of charm is present as well. Aiding the production is a nice score by Fred Karlin, a lovely song "It's A Sometimes World", and handsome San Francisco location photography. A remake has just been completed and will be released around the holiday season, but it's not likely to top this one. Incidentally, if you read the original book by Helen Beardsley, you will most likely come away with a far different picture of the Beardsley family, one which may not have transferred as well to the screen. This may also explain why there is no mention of the book as the story source in the movie's opening credits.

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