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Mother Wore Tights

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Calorie Rating: 150
Released: 1947-08-20
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 107 Minutes
Studios: 20th Century Fox,


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.

Director / Directors

Walter Lang
Director


Cast

Betty Grable
Character: Mother
Dan Dailey
Character: Father
Mona Freeman
Character: Iris

Connie Marshall
Character: Mikie
Vanessa Brown
Character: Bessie
Robert Arthur
Character: Bob Clarkman

Sara Allgood
Character: Grandmother McKinley
William Frawley
Character: Mr. Schneider
Ruth Nelson
Character: Miss Ridgeway

Anabel Shaw
Character: Alice Flemmerhammer
Stephen Dunne
Character: Roy Bivins
George Cleveland
Character: Grandfather McKinley

Veda Ann Borg
Character: Rosemary Olcott
Sig Ruman
Character: Papa
Lee Patrick
Character: Lil

Señor Wences
Character: Señor Wences
Anne Baxter
Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Character: Resort Guest (uncredited)

Ann Gowland
Character: Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited)
Karolyn Grimes
Character: Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer
Character: Clarence (uncredited)

Kathleen Lockhart
Character: Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
Character: Resort Guest (uncredited)
Will Wright
Character: Withers (uncredited)

Lee MacGregor
Character: Boy (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Lamar Trotti
Screenplay
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design

Richard Day
Art Direction
Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction

Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Frank Burt
Original Music Composer

David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
Harry Jackson
Director of Photography
Seymour Felix
Choreographer

Kenny Williams
Choreographer
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Gene Rose
Orchestrator

Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Master
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist

Mack Gordon
Lyricist

Gus Kahn
Lyricist