Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969 film)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting is a 1969 American thriller film directed by Mark Robson and starring Carol White, Paul Burke, and Scott Hylands. Its title comes from the lullaby "Bye, baby Bunting".
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| Directed by | Mark Robson |
| Produced by | Mark Robson |
| Screenplay by | Larry Cohen Lorenzo Semple, Jr. |
| Starring | Carol White Paul Burke Scott Hylands |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Edited by | Dorothy Spencer |
| Distributed by | National General Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.9 million (US/Canada rentals)[1] |
This is the first film directed by Robson after his 1967 box-office hit Valley of the Dolls.
Plot
Cathy Palmer (White), a young British woman, comes to San Francisco to live. There she meets Kenneth Daly (Hylands), a relationship develops and she becomes pregnant, but when Cathy sees another side of Kenneth's personality, she elects to break off their engagement and abort the pregnancy.
Sometime later, Cathy meets and marries Jack Byrnes (Burke), who has political ambitions. Kenneth, however, continues to be disturbed by the way Cathy ended their romance, and soon comes back into her life. After Cathy gives birth to Jack's baby, Kenneth demands that she kill the child as retribution for the one she aborted earlier.
Cast
- Carol White as Cathy Palmer
- Paul Burke as Jack Byrnes
- Mala Powers as Meg Stone
- Scott Hylands as Kenneth Daly
- James Sikking as Joe Menchell
- Walter Brooke as Jerry Wolfe
- Matilda Calnan as Ilsa
- Gene Lyons as Dr. Blanker
- Dennis Patrick as Dr. Parkington
- Rachel Ames as Dr. Parkington's Nurse
- Barry Cahill as FBI Agent Crosley
See also
References
- "Big Rental Films of 1969", Variety, 7 January 1970 p 15