The Mating Season
The comedy of the year!!!
1951 | 101m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Mitchell Leisen |
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| Writer: | Walter Reisch, Charles Brackett, Richard L. Breen |
| Staring: |
| Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 12, 1951 |
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| Director: | Mitchell Leisen |
| Writer: | Walter Reisch, Charles Brackett, Richard L. Breen |
| Genres: | Romance, Comedy |
| Keywords | mother-in-law, mistaken identity, socialite, newlywed |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Lund | Val McNulty |
| Gene Tierney | Maggie Carleton |
| Thelma Ritter | Ellen McNulty |
| Miriam Hopkins | Fran Carleton |
| Jan Sterling | Betsy |
| Larry Keating | George C. Kalinger, Sr. |
| James Lorimer | George C. Kalinger, Jr. |
| Gladys Hurlbut | Mrs. Conger |
| Cora Witherspoon | Mrs. Williamson |
| Malcolm Keen | Mr. Williamson |
| Ellen Corby | Annie |
| Billie Bird | Mugsy |
| Mary Young | Spinster |
| Samuel Colt | Colonel Conger |
| Grayce Hampton | Mrs. Fahnstock |
| William H. Welsh | Mr. Paget |
| William Fawcett | Mr. Tuttle |
| Carol Coombs | Susie |
| Jean Acker | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Gordon Arnold | Wedding Usher / Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Sam Ash | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Tex Brodus | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| John Bryant | Wedding Usher / Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Beulah Christian | Board Member's Wife (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Man in Hotel Lobby / Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Willa Pearl Curtis | Conger's Maid (uncredited) |
| Charles Dayton | Best Man / Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Martin Eric | Maitre d' (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Margaret Farrell | Board Member's Wife (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Flournoy | Miss Penfield (School Bus Driver) (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Mary Jane French | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| James Gonzalez | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Beth Hartman | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Hunt | Boy (uncredited) |
| Stapleton Kent | Dr. Chorley (uncredited) |
| Bob Kortman | Janitor (uncredited) |
| Lee Miller | Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Richard Neill | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Gilda Oliva | Telephone Girl (uncredited) |
| Beulah Parkington | Board Member's Wife (uncredited) |
| Sally Rawlinson | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bob Rich | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jack Richardson | Board Member (uncredited) |
| Kasey Rogers | Bridesmaid / Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Victor Romito | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| Jean Ruth | Bridesmaid (uncredited) |
| Hermine Sterler | German Woman (uncredited) |
| Tito Vuolo | Industrialist at Venetian Hotel (uncredited) |
| Kathryn Wilson | Board Member's Wife (uncredited) |
| Florence Wix | Employment Agency Maid (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Leisen | Director |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Walter Reisch | Writer |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Caesar Dunn | Theatre Play |
| Frank Bracht | Editor |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Glen Porter | Sound |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Roland Anderson | Art Direction |
| Oscar Rudolph | Assistant Director |
| Farciot Edouart | Film Processor |
| John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Don McKay | Sound Recordist |
| Gus Levene | Orchestrator |
| George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Joseph J. Lilley | Original Music Composer |
| Charles Brackett | Writer |
| Richard L. Breen | Writer |
| Oleg Cassini | Costume Supervisor |
| Sidney Cutner | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Charles Brackett | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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