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Mother Wore Tights
Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights

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

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MusicDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

20 August 1947

Country

United States of America

Cast

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)

Lee MacGregor

Lee MacGregor

Boy (uncredited)

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