The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father is a 1963 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Glenn Ford as Tom Corbett, a widowed father, and Ronny Howard as the titular son. The film is based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Mark Toby. The film was subsequently adapted into a television series of the same title with Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz, which ran from 1969 to 1972 on ABC.