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Mother Wore Tights (1947)

In our family dad wore the pants but . . . Mother Wore Tights

Gênero : Música

Runtime : 1H 47M

Director : Walter Lang
Escritor : Lamar Trotti

Sinopse

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.

Atores

Betty Grable
Betty Grable
Mother
Dan Dailey
Dan Dailey
Father
Mona Freeman
Mona Freeman
Iris
Connie Marshall
Connie Marshall
Mikie
Vanessa Brown
Vanessa Brown
Bessie
Robert Arthur
Robert Arthur
Bob Clarkman
Sara Allgood
Sara Allgood
Grandmother McKinley
William Frawley
William Frawley
Mr. Schneider
Ruth Nelson
Ruth Nelson
Miss Ridgeway
Anabel Shaw
Anabel Shaw
Alice Flemmerhammer
Stephen Dunne
Stephen Dunne
Roy Bivins
George Cleveland
George Cleveland
Grandfather McKinley
Veda Ann Borg
Veda Ann Borg
Rosemary Olcott
Sig Ruman
Sig Ruman
Papa
Lee Patrick
Lee Patrick
Lil
Señor Wences
Señor Wences
Señor Wences
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Ruth Clifford
Resort Guest (uncredited)
Ann Gowland
Ann Gowland
Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited)
Karolyn Grimes
Karolyn Grimes
Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer
Alvin Hammer
Clarence (uncredited)
Kathleen Lockhart
Kathleen Lockhart
Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Resort Guest (uncredited)
Will Wright
Will Wright
Withers (uncredited)

Tripulações

Walter Lang
Walter Lang
Director
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti
Screenplay
Miriam Young
Miriam Young
Author
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti
Producer
Frank Burt
Frank Burt
Original Music Composer
David Buttolph
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson
Director of Photography
J. Watson Webb Jr.
J. Watson Webb Jr.
Editor
Richard Day
Richard Day
Art Direction
Joseph C. Wright
Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Seymour Felix
Seymour Felix
Choreographer
Kenny Williams
Kenny Williams
Choreographer
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Gene Rose
Gene Rose
Orchestrator
Charles Le Maire
Charles Le Maire
Wardrobe Master
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Eugene Grossman
Eugene Grossman
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound

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