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Bobbikins (1959) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1959 · 89 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Robert Day
- Starring
- Lionel Jeffries, Billie Whitelaw, Colin Gordon, Barbara Shelley, David Lodge, John Welsh
A young navy sailor, his wife, and their infant son Bobby—nicknamed Bobbikins—discover that the baby speaks only to his father in fully formed adult sentences. The child shares uncanny stock‑market insights, enabling the dad to amass a huge profit. Suddenly the father is deemed insane, attracts government scrutiny, and his marriage frays, though a glimmer of hope remains.
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