Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights (1947)

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

Music Drama

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.

star 5.3
  • Release Date: 1947-08-20
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Director: Walter Lang

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    • Cast

    • Betty Grable

      Mother

    • Dan Dailey

      Father

    • Mona Freeman

      Iris

    • Connie Marshall

      Mikie

    • Vanessa Brown

      Bessie

    • Robert Arthur

      Bob Clarkman

    • Sara Allgood

      Grandmother McKinley

    • William Frawley

      Mr. Schneider

    • Ruth Nelson

      Miss Ridgeway

    • Anabel Shaw

      Alice Flemmerhammer

    • Stephen Dunne

      Roy Bivins

    • George Cleveland

      Grandfather McKinley

    • Veda Ann Borg

      Rosemary Olcott

    • Sig Ruman

      Papa

    • Lee Patrick

      Lil

    • Señor Wences

      Señor Wences

    • Anne Baxter

      Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    • Ruth Clifford

      Resort Guest (uncredited)

    • Ann Gowland

      Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited)

    • Karolyn Grimes

      Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)

    • Alvin Hammer

      Clarence (uncredited)

    • Kathleen Lockhart

      Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited)

    • Mae Marsh

      Resort Guest (uncredited)

    • Will Wright

      Withers (uncredited)

    • Lee MacGregor

      Boy (uncredited)

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