The Happiest Millionaire

 This is an older movie, from 1967 starring Fred MacMurray, Tommy Steele, and very young John Davidson and Lesley Ann Warren. This young lady always loses suitors because her brothers are over-protective and her father scares people away. He does, after all, have pet alligators living in the house. But one day, young Cordy finds a man, a wonderful young man with dreams and ambition, and that man is Angie. They fall in love and they are engaged, and this sets everyone on edge. Angie's mom doesn't really care for Cordy's family, and Cordy's family doesn't really care for Angie's mom. Now what are they gonna do? Welp, through all this, the new butler, John Lawless, being the good Irishman that he is, helps the family out. And I really hope he's getting paid for it. He handles alligators and gets a black eye from a brawl at a local pub (Irish pub) and so many other things go on but John Lawless is their man. He's all for the family that he never got an official interview to be butler for! Lots of musical numbers, lots of dances ( I had no idea John Davidson could dance) and this was surprisingly good for its time. Well done to Disney for bringing this back to the screen.

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