Father Is a Prince is a 1940 comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith, starring Grant Mitchell and Nana Bryant.
Father is a Prince is a remake of the 1934 comedy-drama Big Hearted Herbert, itself based on a play by Sophie Kerr.
John Bower is a demanding father, tight with a dollar and rigid in insisting that his son Junior someday come into the carpet-sweeper business with him.
Connie, their daughter, is in love with Gary Lee, a bright young college graduate.
They wish to marry but aren't sure how to break the news, so she invites Gary and his parents to dinner.