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Better Late Than Never (1983 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Better Late Than Never' is a 1983 British comedy film directed by Bryan Forbes and starring David Niven, Art Carney and Maggie Smith. The soundtrack features songs by Henry Mancini and Nol Coward.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083647/soundtrack Better Late Than Never (1982) Soundtracks]
Plot
Nick (Niven) is the supposed grandfather of 10-year-old Bridget (Partridge), who stands to inherit a sizeable fortune. Charley (Carney) shows up and claims that he is the genuine grandpa. Both men once slept with Bridget's grandmother, and she was never certain which of the two produced her child. Neither Nick nor Charley are good prospects, so Bridget must choose from the lesser of two evils.
Principal cast
Production
Forbes originally offered Carney's role to William Holden who declined because the fee offered was too small. Forbes wrote in 1992 that if Holden had made the film he "might have been alive today."Bryan Forbes, 'A Divided Life', Mandarin, 1993 p. 17
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