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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.

107min
1947
NR
Released
Music
Drama
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.4/10

Cast

Betty Grable profile pictureBetty GrableMother
Dan Dailey profile pictureDan DaileyFather
Mona Freeman profile pictureMona FreemanIris
Connie Marshall profile pictureConnie MarshallMikie
Vanessa Brown profile pictureVanessa BrownBessie
Robert Arthur profile pictureRobert ArthurBob Clarkman
Sara Allgood profile pictureSara AllgoodGrandmother McKinley
William Frawley profile pictureWilliam FrawleyMr. Schneider
Ruth Nelson profile pictureRuth NelsonMiss Ridgeway
Anabel Shaw profile pictureAnabel ShawAlice Flemmerhammer
Stephen Dunne profile pictureStephen DunneRoy Bivins
George Cleveland profile pictureGeorge ClevelandGrandfather McKinley
Veda Ann Borg profile pictureVeda Ann BorgRosemary Olcott
Sig Ruman profile pictureSig RumanPapa
Lee Patrick profile pictureLee PatrickLil
Anne Baxter profile pictureAnne BaxterNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford profile pictureRuth CliffordResort Guest (uncredited)
Karolyn Grimes profile pictureKarolyn GrimesIris - Age 6 (uncredited)
Kathleen Lockhart profile pictureKathleen LockhartMrs. Clarkman (uncredited)
Mae Marsh profile pictureMae MarshResort Guest (uncredited)
Will Wright profile pictureWill WrightWithers (uncredited)

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About Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights Overview

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.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 107min

Extra details

Original Title: Mother Wore Tights
Original Language: English
Directed By: Walter Lang
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
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