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True to Life (1943)

ONLY REAL LIFE COULD BE SO SCREWY! SO SENSATIONAL! SO GOOD!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : George Marshall
Writer : Don Hartman, Harry Tugend

Synopsis

A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics. The show becomes a big hit, but he begins to feel guilty about his charade when he falls in love with the family's pretty older daughter.

Actors

Mary Martin
Mary Martin
Bonnie Porter
Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
Fletcher Marvin
Dick Powell
Dick Powell
Link Ferris
Victor Moore
Victor Moore
Pop Porter
Mabel Paige
Mabel Paige
Mom Porter
William Demarest
William Demarest
Uncle Jake
Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb
Mr. Huggins
Beverly Hudson
Beverly Hudson
Twips
Raymond Roe
Raymond Roe
Clem
Ernest Truex
Ernest Truex
Oscar Elkins
Harry Shannon
Harry Shannon
Mr. Mason
Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews
Frank (Bakery Foreman) (uncredited)
Maxine Ardell
Maxine Ardell
Girl (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
Jack Baxley
Man on Bus (uncredited)
Edna Bennett
Edna Bennett
Woman on Bus (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher
Radio Heavy (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Danny Borzage
Beggar (uncredited)
Charles Cane
Charles Cane
Expressman (uncredited)
Ken Carpenter
Ken Carpenter
Announcer (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
Subway Guard (uncredited)
Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton
Woman (uncredited)
Frank Coleman
Frank Coleman
Man on Bus (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin
Man on Street (uncredited)
Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo
Girl (uncredited)
Marjorie Deanne
Marjorie Deanne
Girl (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Vernon Dent
Man (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Radio Kitty (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Betty Farrington
Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Jack Gardner
Radio Man (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger
Dancer (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
Radio Pop (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
Grace Hayle
Woman (uncredited)
John Hiestand
John Hiestand
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Esther Howard
Woman (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
Bud Jamison
Uncle Jim Farmer (uncredited)
Madora Keene
Madora Keene
Radio Mom
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
Cop (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy
Customer (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
Guide on Bus (uncredited)
Chris King
Chris King
Girl (uncredited)
Alice Kirby
Alice Kirby
Girl (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald
Man (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Matt McHugh
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Shirley Mills
Shirley Mills
Radio Sister (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Charles R. Moore
Gabe the Butler (uncredited)
Terry Moore
Terry Moore
Little Girl (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Edmund Mortimer
Porter House Guest (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Paul Newlan
Stage Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva
Kapopolis (uncredited)
Marcella Phillips
Marcella Phillips
Girl (uncredited)
Constance Purdy
Constance Purdy
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
Fred Santley
Fred Santley
Man (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Walter Soderling
Man in Subway (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Harry Tyler
Program Director (uncredited)
Gloria Williams
Gloria Williams
Woman (uncredited)
Robert Winkler
Robert Winkler
Radio Sonny (uncredited)

Crews

George Marshall
George Marshall
Director
Ben Barzman
Ben Barzman
Story
Sol Barzman
Sol Barzman
Story
Bess Boyle
Bess Boyle
Story
Don Hartman
Don Hartman
Screenplay
Harry Tugend
Harry Tugend
Screenplay
Victor Young
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
LeRoy Stone
LeRoy Stone
Editor
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
A. Earl Hedrick
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
George Sawley
George Sawley
Set Decoration
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Charles Lang
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
Producer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Buddy G. DeSylva
Executive Producer

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