Mother Wore Tights
In our family dad wore the pants but . . . Mother Wore Tights
1947 | 107m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Walter Lang |
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| Writer: | Lamar Trotti, Miriam Young |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 20, 1947 |
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| Director: | Walter Lang |
| Writer: | Lamar Trotti, Miriam Young |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | vaudeville |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Betty Grable | Mother |
| Dan Dailey | Father |
| Mona Freeman | Iris |
| Connie Marshall | Mikie |
| Vanessa Brown | Bessie |
| Robert Arthur | Bob Clarkman |
| Sara Allgood | Grandmother McKinley |
| William Frawley | Mr. Schneider |
| Ruth Nelson | Miss Ridgeway |
| Anabel Shaw | Alice Flemmerhammer |
| Stephen Dunne | Roy Bivins |
| George Cleveland | Grandfather McKinley |
| Veda Ann Borg | Rosemary Olcott |
| Sig Ruman | Papa |
| Lee Patrick | Lil |
| Señor Wences | Señor Wences |
| Anne Baxter | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Ruth Clifford | Resort Guest (uncredited) |
| Ann Gowland | Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited) |
| Karolyn Grimes | Iris - Age 6 (uncredited) |
| Alvin Hammer | Clarence (uncredited) |
| Kathleen Lockhart | Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited) |
| Mae Marsh | Resort Guest (uncredited) |
| Will Wright | Withers (uncredited) |
| Lee MacGregor | Boy (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Walter Lang | Director |
| Lamar Trotti | Screenplay |
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Alfred Newman | Music Director |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Mack Gordon | Lyricist |
| Harry Warren | Songs |
| David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| Harry Jackson | Director of Photography |
| Seymour Felix | Choreographer |
| Miriam Young | Author |
| Frank Burt | Original Music Composer |
| J. Watson Webb Jr. | Editor |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Joseph C. Wright | Art Direction |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Kenny Williams | Choreographer |
| Gene Rose | Orchestrator |
| Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Master |
| Eugene Grossman | Sound |
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Josef Myrow | Songs |
| Isham Jones | Songs |
| Gus Kahn | Lyricist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lamar Trotti | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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