Father's Day

"Life With Father" reminds me of my father. William Powell plays the stern autocrat thinking he's in charge even though he is not. Irene Dunne was my dad's favorite actress. Coincidentally, one of the sons' is named Harlan and that was my dad's name. The resolution on this isn't very good but if you watch the first few minutes, you'll meet Harlan. "Life With Father" takes place in the late 1890's. Dad was born in 1910.

"Thank Heaven For little Girls" from Gigi was a favorite of my father. He would sing it to me from time to time. It drove me crazy. But I watched GiGi today and cried. I cried when Louis Jordan sang the title song, a favorite of Mother's. I cried when Maurice Chevalier ended the movie reprising the song, "Thank Heaven..." I can hear my dad right now...