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Mother Wore Tights (1947)

ALL 08/20/1947 (en) Music, Drama 107 Min
  • Release
    08/20/1947
  • Production
    20th Century Fox
  • Rotten tomato
    53%
  • Original title
    Mother Wore Tights
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

In our family dad wore the pants but . . . Mother Wore Tights

Overview

In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Miriam are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.

  1. Walter Lang

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Lamar Trotti

    Producer



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  1. Betty Grable

    Mother

  2. Dan Dailey

    Father

  3. Mona Freeman

    Iris

  4. Connie Marshall

    Mikie

  5. Vanessa Brown

    Bessie

  6. Robert Arthur

    Bob Clarkman

  7. Sara Allgood

    Grandmother McKinley

  8. William Frawley

    Mr. Schneider

  9. Ruth Nelson

    Miss Ridgeway

  10. Anabel Shaw

    Alice Flemmerhammer

  11. Stephen Dunne

    Roy Bivins

  12. George Cleveland

    Grandfather McKinley

  13. Veda Ann Borg

    Rosemary Olcott

  14. Sig Ruman

    Papa

  15. Lee Patrick

    Lil

  16. Señor Wences

    Señor Wences

  17. Anne Baxter

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  18. Ruth Clifford

    Resort Guest (uncredited)

  19. Ann Gowland

    Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited)

  20. Karolyn Grimes

    Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)

  21. Alvin Hammer

    Clarence (uncredited)

  22. Kathleen Lockhart

    Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited)

  23. Mae Marsh

    Resort Guest (uncredited)

  24. Will Wright

    Withers (uncredited)

  25. Lee MacGregor

    Boy (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 25 , Crews : 25

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Mother Wore Tights (1947) 107 Min

ALL 08/20/1947 (en)
Music, Drama
  • Release 08/20/1947
  • Production
    20th Century Fox
  • Original title Mother Wore Tights
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

In our family dad wore the pants but . . . Mother Wore Tights

Overview

In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Miriam are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.

  1. Walter Lang

    Director

  2. Story

  3. J. Watson Webb Jr.

    Editor

  4. Lamar Trotti

    Producer



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