Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Melville Shavelson

Writers:

Bob Carroll Jr. (story)
Madelyn Davis (story)
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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
Maralee Foster	...	Mary Beardsley
Tracy Nelson	...	Germaine Beardsley
Stephanie Oliver	...	Joan Beardsley
Jennifer Leak	...	Colleen North
Kevin Burchett	...	Nicky North
Kimberly Beck	...	Janette North
Mitch Vogel	...	Tommy North
Margot Jane	...	Jean North
Eric Shea	...	Phillip North
Greg Atkins	...	Gerald North
Lynnell Atkins	...	Teresa North
Ben Murphy	...	Larry
Ysabel MacCloskey	...	Housekeeper #1
Pauline Hague	...	Housekeeper #2
Marjorie Eaton	...	Housekeeper #3
Richard Angarola	...	French Actor on TV Screen
Lilyan Chauvin	...	French Actress on TV Screen
Robert P. Lieb	...	Happy San Franciscan
Jennifer Gan	...	1st Young Lady (as Ginny Gan)
Eve Bruce	...	2nd Young Lady
Susan Carr	...	3rd Young Lady
Paul Potash	...	Hippie
Stuart Nisbet	...	Man of the Cloth
Patty Elder	...	Waitress
George Jue	...	Chinese Store Proprietor
Arthur Peterson	...	Priest
Mary Gregory	...	Sister Mary Alice
Larry Hankin	...	Supermarket Clerk / Harry
Lawrence Heller	...	Medical Assistant
Marti Litis	...	Hospital Nurse
Harry Holcombe	...	Judge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Tighe	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Melville Shavelson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Helen Eileen Beardsley		book "Who Gets the Drumsticks?" (uncredited)
Bob Carroll Jr.		story
Madelyn Davis		story
Mort Lachman		writer
Melville Shavelson		writer

Produced by
Robert F. Blumofe	....	producer

Original Music by
Fred Karlin

Cinematography by
Charles F. Wheeler		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Stuart Gilmore

Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster

Art Direction by
Arthur Lonergan

Set Decoration by
James W. Payne		(as James Payne)

Makeup Department
Hal King	....	makeup artist
Irma Kusely	....	hair stylist
Bill Phillips	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Roy Hollis	....	assistant production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Bremerkamp	....	assistant director (as J. Richard Bremerkamp)
Jim Benjamin	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Louis Nicoletti	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Kenneth L. Westcott	....	property master (as Kenneth Wetcott)
Gene Lauritzen	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paul Laune	....	sound effects editor
Clarence Peterson	....	sound mixer
Jim Bullock	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Pete Peterson	....	sound (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank Cardinale	....	wardrobe
Renita Reachi	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
William K. Chulack	....	assistant film editor (as William Chulack)

Music Department
Richard Carruth	....	music editor

Other crew
Robert F. Blumofe	....	presenter
Larry Hampton	....	production coordinator (as Lawrence Hampton)
J. Paul Popkin	....	assistant to producer
Erica Wernher	....	script supervisor (as Erika Wernher)

Production Companies

• Desilu Productions

Distributors

• United Artists (1968) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1973) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print - Technicolor)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)

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:

Helen Eileen Beardsley (who wrote the book Who Gets the Drumsticks? on which this was based) died 26 April 2000, aged 70, Healdsburg, California, USA (Parkinson's disease).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the dispensary, when the scene freezes so that Van Johnson can talk to the camera, a bus can be seen passing by the window (at 37:14 on the DVD).

Quotes:

Frank Beardsley: Is that all? Why didn't she tell me?
Helen North: Because you would have said, "Is that all?".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Full House: Yours, Mine and Ours (#5.21)" (1992)

Charming, funny movie that makes you long for simpler days.

Not only is this perhaps my favorite movie of all time, but it has proved capable of attracting viewers much younger than myself (and in truth, I was not even born yet when this movie came out). My 2 and 11 year old daughters both enjoy this movie and will sit through it with me no matter how often I suggest it. In fact, my toddler asks for it by name at least once a week! I can't think of a single complaint, except perhaps to say that I envy those characters the simplicity of their lives. If only things were so simple today! And really, who can complain when it showcases a young Tim Matheson, giving us a glimpse of things to come (remember Animal House?)as well as a glimpse of the adorable Matheson sans shirt (his scene with Tom Bosley at the draft board physical is one of the funniest in the movie). One of my favorite things is watching this movie and looking at the faces of the kids, trying to see the adults they eventually became (Tracy Nelson at about age 3, Eric Shea was about 6 or 7, Morgan Brittany, who was a young teenager, and FYI to the person who commented about her appearances in the Old Navy ads: that was Morgan FAIRCHILD, NOT Morgan Brittany). And to those who complain incessantly about the ages of Ball and Fonda at the time the film was made, PLEASE! Get over it already! Half the fun of watching movies is being able to suspend disbelief for 2 hours. I think they looked awfully good, regardless of their "real" ages. This movie, once your kids get past their astonishment that people actually lived without 8 hours of TV a day, showed respect for their elders (most of the time), and got by without PlayStation 2 (!), is the perfect family movie. But oh, I wish 4 carts full of groceries still cost $126.63!! (Did anyone else notice that??) ***** out of *****