Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights (1947)

5.7 107 min Movie
MusicDrama

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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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

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