Fathers Little Dividend is a 1951 English-language Comedy Romance movie written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. The movie is directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by Pandro S. Berman. In this sequel to Father of the Bride (1950), Stanley Banks (Spencer Tracy) learns that his daughter Kay (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) is going to have a baby. When they get the news everyone except Stanley is overjoyed. His wife and grandmother-to-be Ellie (Joan Bennett) broadcasts it everywhere and all Stan can do is worry about the practical things like how his son-in-law Buckley Dunstan (Don Taylor) can afford it. Well, having not long ago paid for the wedding, Stanley has no intention of bearing any of the expenses involved. Buckley's parents and Ellie are overjoyed at the news and virtually take over redecorating the young couple's new house. Crisis and false alarms take over their lives and when the child is born, the only person he doesn't m to like is Stanley. A walk in the park - and absolute panic when Stanley misplaces his grandson - ms to resolve the situation. Written by garykmcd. Fathers little dividend features Spencer Tracy in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, Moroni Olsen and Richard Rober. The film is based on Father of the Bride by Edward Streeter. The music was composed by Albert Sendrey. Cinematography was done by John Alton and editing by Ferris Webster. The movie has a running time of 82 min. It was released on 27th April 1951 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. Fathers Little Dividend was made on a budget of $0 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $4 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.