''Daddy's Gone A-Hunting'' is a 1969 American
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
directed by
Mark Robson and starring
Carol White,
Paul Burke, and
Scott Hylands. Its title comes from the lullaby "
Bye, baby Bunting".
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
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
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
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Carol White as Cathy Palmer
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Paul Burke as Jack Byrnes
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Mala Powers
Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers (December 20, 1931 – June 11, 2007) was an American actress.
Early life
Powers was born in San Francisco, California, and raised in Los Angeles. Her father was a United Press executive, while her mother was a minister. ...
as Meg Stone
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Scott Hylands as Kenneth Daly
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James Sikking
James Barrie Sikking (born March 5, 1934) is a former American actor, most known for his role as Lt. Howard Hunter on the 1980s TV series ''Hill Street Blues''.
Early years
Sikking was born in Los Angeles on March 5, 1934 to Andy and Sue (né ...
as Joe Menchell
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Walter Brooke
Walter Brooke (born Gustav William Tweer Jr., October 23, 1914 – August 20, 1986) was an American actor.
Career
Brooke's film career stretched from '' You're in the Army Now'' (1941 to '' Jagged Edge'' (1985). One of his best-remembered roles ...
as Jerry Wolfe
* Matilda Calnan as Ilsa
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Gene Lyons as Dr. Blanker
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Dennis Patrick as Dr. Parkington
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Rachel Ames as Dr. Parkington's Nurse
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Barry Cahill as FBI Agent Crosley
See also
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List of American films of 1969
This is a list of American films released in 1969.
''Midnight Cowboy'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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A–B
C–G
H–M
N–S
T–Z
Documentaries and shorts
See also
* 1969 in the United States
External links
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References
External links
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1969 films
1969 thriller films
American thriller films
Films scored by John Williams
Films about abortion
American films about revenge
Films about stalking
Films directed by Mark Robson
Films set in San Francisco
Films shot in San Francisco
American pregnancy films
Films with screenplays by Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Films with screenplays by Larry Cohen
1960s English-language films
1960s American films
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