Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969 film)

For the American silent drama film, see Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1925 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".

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Mark Robson
Screenplay by	Larry Cohen Lorenzo Semple, Jr.
Produced by	Mark Robson
Starring	Carol White Paul Burke Scott Hylands
Cinematography	Ernest Laszlo
Edited by	Dorothy Spencer
Music by	John Williams
Distributed by	National General Pictures
Release date	July 2, 1969 (1969-07-02)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2.9 million (US/Canada rentals)

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

• List of American films of 1969

External links

• Mike St Clair. Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Bantam H4710 - 1969 (Novelization)
• https://www.discogs.com/release/7086364-Unknown-Artist-Daddys-Gone-A-Hunting
• https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/daddys-gone-huntingb
• https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/daddys-gone-a-hunting-1969
• https://www.nytimes.com/1969/07/17/archives/mark-robsons-daddys-gone-ahuntingcarol-white-and-scott-hylands-in.html
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Daddys-Gone-a-Hunting-film
• https://www.imcdb.org/m64209.html
• https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/daddy%27s-gone-a-hunting
• https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200161512/
• Daddy's Gone A-Hunting at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Daddy's Gone A-Hunting at the TCM Movie Database
• Daddy's Gone A-Hunting at IMDb
• Daddy's Gone A-Hunting at Rotten Tomatoes