Mother Wore Tights
6.4
“In our family dad wore the pants but . . . Mother Wore Tights”
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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Betty Grable
Mother
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Dan Dailey
Father
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Mona Freeman
Iris
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Connie Marshall
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Bessie
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Robert Arthur
Bob Clarkman
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Sara Allgood
Grandmother McKinley
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William Frawley
Mr. Schneider
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Ruth Nelson
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Anabel Shaw
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Stephen Dunne
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George Cleveland
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Walter Lang Director · Lamar Trotti Screenplay Miriam Young Author
Worldwide gross $4.2M · United States release August 20, 1947 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,150,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 20, 1947
Theatrical
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