Mother Wore Tights (1947)
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:
Walter Lang
Writer:
Lamar Trotti
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Betty Grable as Mother |
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Dan Dailey as Father |
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Mona Freeman as Iris |
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Connie Marshall as Mikie |
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Vanessa Brown as Bessie |
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Robert Arthur as Bob Clarkman |
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Sara Allgood as Grandmother McKinley |
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William Frawley as Mr. Schneider |
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Ruth Nelson as Miss Ridgeway |
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Anabel Shaw as Alice Flemmerhammer |
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Stephen Dunne as Roy Bivins |
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George Cleveland as Grandfather McKinley |
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Veda Ann Borg as Rosemary Olcott |
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Sig Ruman as Papa |
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Lee Patrick as Lil |
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Señor Wences as Señor Wences |
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Anne Baxter as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Ruth Clifford as Resort Guest (uncredited) |
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Ann Gowland as Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited) |
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Karolyn Grimes as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited) |
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Alvin Hammer as Clarence (uncredited) |
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Kathleen Lockhart as Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited) |
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Mae Marsh as Resort Guest (uncredited) |
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Will Wright as Withers (uncredited) |
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Lee MacGregor as Boy (uncredited) |
| Directing | Walter Lang | Director |
| Writing | Lamar Trotti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Miriam Young | Author |
| Crew | Seymour Felix | Choreographer |
| Crew | Kenny Williams | Choreographer |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Music Director |
| Sound | Gene Rose | Orchestrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Eugene Grossman | Sound |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Production | Lamar Trotti | Producer |
| Sound | Frank Burt | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Harry Jackson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | J. Watson Webb Jr. | Editor |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Art | Joseph C. Wright | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Sound | Josef Myrow | Songs |
| Writing | Mack Gordon | Lyricist |
| Sound | Harry Warren | Songs |
| Sound | Isham Jones | Songs |
| Writing | Gus Kahn | Lyricist |
