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  Review by Leonora Anne Mint ★★½

  It's no surprise that the Mr. Belvedere character eventually inspired a sitcom, as you can pretty much put him in any stock situation filled with stereotypical characters, watch him get to work casually turning the place upside down, and the result is reliably amusing. It feels weird to imagine the character having the same oomph when not played by Clifton Webb, though.

  Two things that confuse me here:

  -The filmmakers open with way too much explanation for why Mr. Belvedere has somehow never been to college before, and why he needs to go now for Plot Reasons. This seems like way too much effort, as Mr. Belvedere seems like the sort of person who'd go to college just because it…

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  Review by PUNQ ★★★

  I liked the first Mr. Belvedere movie with Clifton Webb. Here the helpful snob has to go to college to get his honorary award, and there he finds a rival in Shirley Temple. There ends-up being a "shocking" revelation and Mr. Belvedere tries to meddle in her affairs. Quite amusing in a sit-com'y way.

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  Review by Lorenzo ★★★

  After the success of “Sitting Pretty” and his character of Lynn Belvedere, Clifton Webb reprised the role again in this sequel. 

  This time, Mr. Belvedere enrolls in a college to earn his degree as he cannot claim an Award because it requires the recipient to have a College Degree. No other character from the previous movie appears with the exception of Mr. Belvedere. 

  This is a fun movie as his character clashes with the college students and staff as they get to know him and eventually endears himself to them. Shirley Temple has a role as a single mother and journalism student who’s trying to do a story about Mr. Belvedere. His interactions in the Sorority House in which he works and the pole vault scene were the standouts for me. 

  Clifton Webb has nailed Mr. Belvedere arrogance and superiority while still maintaining his caring and compassionate side. 

  A fun watch and I hope TCM airs the last sequel...

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  Review by BrianNaas ★★★

  After the surprising box office success of Sitting Pretty in 1948 that introduced the very formal, proper and egotistical Mr. Belvedere, 20th Century Fox quickly brought out another film starring Clifton Webb as the titled character. In the previous film he wrote a best selling book about the suburbs that poked fun at the environment and certain members of the community. This brought on a number of libel suits and he finds himself broke but with a $10,000 prize available to him. The only qualification is that the recipient has a college degree. Mr. Belvedere doesn't - he was self-taught since the age of six. So that is the rather silly set-up to get Mr. Belvedere to go to college.…

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  Review by Dwightfry ★★★★

  This was a very enjoyable movie.  Loved the Belvedere character.  Will need to seek out the other related movies.  A great comedy

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  Review by LoveAudrey ★★

  Not funny. At all. Should have stopped after the first film

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  Review by Christian Alec ★★★½

  I loved Mr. Belvedere in Sitting Pretty and this is a cute follow up to his story. Now to track down the last in the series!