The Unexpected Father

The Unexpected Father
Directed by	Thornton Freeland
Written by	Robert Keith Max Lief Richard Schayer Dale Van Every
Produced by	Stanley Bergerman Carl Laemmle Jr.
Starring	Slim Summerville Zasu Pitts Cora Sue Collins
Cinematography	Jerome Ash
Edited by	Arthur Hilton
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	January 3, 1932 (1932-01-03)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Unexpected Father is a 1932 American comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Slim Summerville, Zasu Pitts, and Cora Sue Collins.¹ It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Thomas F. O'Neill.

A wealthy bachelor hires an attractive nanny to look after his adopted daughter, leading to jealousy from his gold-digging fiancée who suspects a romance between the two.

• Slim Summerville as Jasper Jones
• Zasu Pitts as Polly Perkins
• Cora Sue Collins as Pudge
• Alison Skipworth as Mrs. Hawkins
• Dorothy Christy as Evelyn Smythe
• Grayce Hampton as Mrs. Smythe
• Claud Allister as Claude
• Tyrell Davis as Reggie
• Tom O'Brien as Policeman
• Richard Cramer as Policeman