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Sitting Pretty poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 77.3 / 100
1948·Comedy / Family·1h 23m

SITTING PRETTY

“Never was a baby-sitter like this!”

Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him.

Above the Line
Walter Lang·DirectorF. Hugh Herbert·ScreenplayGwen Davenport·NovelNorbert Brodine·Director of PhotographyAlfred Newman·Original Music ComposerNoel L. Scott·Editor
Cast
Robert Young·Harry KingMaureen O'Hara·Tacey KingClifton Webb·Lynn BelvedereRichard Haydn·Mr. Clarence AppletonLouise Allbritton·Edna PhilbyRandy Stuart·PeggyEd Begley·Horatio J. HammondLarry Olsen·Larry KingJohn Russell·Bill PhilbyBetty Lynn·Ginger
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Walter Lang·DirectorGaston Glass·Assistant DirectorJerry Bryan·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
F. Hugh Herbert·ScreenplayGwen Davenport·Novel
Camera· 4
Norbert Brodine·Director of PhotographyLeo McCreary·GripIrving Rosenberg·Camera OperatorEmmett Schoenbaum·Still Photographer
Editing· 3
Noel L. Scott·EditorJ. Watson Webb Jr.·EditorHarmon Jones·Editorial Consultant
Sound & Music· 5
Alfred Newman·Original Music ComposerRoger Heman Sr.·SoundGeorge Leverett·SoundLyman Hallowell·Apprentice Sound EditorEdward B. Powell·Orchestrator
Art & Design· 6
Leland Fuller·Art DirectionLyle R. Wheeler·Art DirectionKay Nelson·Costume DesignErnest Lansing·Set DecorationThomas Little·Set DecorationBen Nye·Makeup Artist
Production· 3
Samuel G. Engel·ProducerDarryl F. Zanuck·Executive ProducerMax Golden·Production Manager
Other Departments· 4
Fred Sersen·Special EffectsCharles LeMaire·Wardrobe MasterSam Benson·Wardrobe SupervisorHugh Cummings·Dialogue Coach
By the Numbers
77.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Sitting Pretty's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#77B23B
#E87C35
#FFFFFF
Mood
Playful, Cheerful, Comedic
Composition
Split
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster is split into two distinct horizontal sections. The top section features an illustration of a man and a woman, both smiling and looking at each other”

comedyfamily
Key Elements
StethoscopeString
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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