- Margaret O'Brien sings, dances and keeps the faith in this heartwarming musical drama co-starring Robert Preston, Danny Thomas and George Murphy.
- An abandoned baby is raised by three men: the Rev. Andrews, cantor Feldman, and Officer O'Donnell. When Feldman and O'Donnell each find a woman to fall in love with, they both think of getting married and settling down. And each wants to adopt Midge officially and raise her without the other "fathers". And Midge has to find some way for them to all become a family again.—Kathy Li
- Adolescent Midge - with the three given names of Mary, Helen and Rachel - has three legal, single fathers in Reverend Phillip Andrews, Cantor David Feldman, and Police Officer Patrick O'Donnell, thus three ethnic identities, three religious faiths, and one grandmother in David's mother who acts as Midge's maternal figure and in whose home Midge lives in the three men having found Midge after she was abandoned by her biological mother, whoever she may have been, in their multicultural inner city New York City neighborhood when Midge was a newborn. Judge Martin Abercrombie, who oversees the case, ruled that Midge will assume the surname of the father who marries first and thus provides Midge with that traditional nuclear family. Regardless, there is no competition between the fathers in their first priority being Midge, with "Mama" Feldman treating all three men like her own sons in the process. That competition may change with the entry of some women into their lives, each causing a problem. The first is streetwise bar singer Shoo-Shoo Grady upon who Pat is sweet, the issue with her being that David and Phillip don't believe she is an appropriate adult female figure i.e. "mother" for Midge. The second, who is undeniably a good influence, is Midge's teacher, Florence Bartlett, the issues however with her being that both Phillip and David have fallen in love with her, and both may try to rush her to the altar solely to beat Pat to the punch. These issues in combination have the potential to break up the three men's friendship and more importantly Midge's happy home.—Huggo
- An abandoned infant is discovered in New York City by a cantor, David Feldman (Danny Thomas), and a minister, Rev. Phillip Andrews (Betty Garrett), who consult police officer Pat O'Donnell (George Murphy) about what to do. Taking in the baby girl and naming her Midge, the three unmarried men seek legal custody in the courtroom of Judge Martin O. Abercrombie (Edward Arnold), who is agreeable on one condition-the first man to marry will become sole legal guardian of the girl. At school after she's a few years older, Midge (Margaret O'Brien) is teased by others for her unusual family situation. Even her teacher, Florence Barrett (Karin Booth), does not approve of a child being raised without a mother. To alleviate her concerns, the men invite Florence to an evening at their home, where even Midge becomes happier about the way she is being brought up. David falls in love with Florence and hopes to propose marriage. Pat, who has been seeing the extroverted singer "Shoo Shoo" Grady (Betty Garrett), elopes with her. The two clergymen are unsure that Shoo Shoo would be a proper parent for their child. It is left up to the judge, who gives careful consideration to everyone's concerns, then solves the problem by withdrawing his condition about marriage, permitting all three men to share fatherly responsibilities to Midge equally.
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