Mother Wore Tights (1947)
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
as Mother
as Mother
Dan Dailey
as Father
as Father
Mona Freeman
as Iris
as Iris
Connie Marshall
as Mikie
as Mikie
Vanessa Brown
as Bessie
as Bessie
Robert Arthur
as Bob Clarkman
as Bob Clarkman
Sara Allgood
as Grandmother McKinley
as Grandmother McKinley
William Frawley
as Mr. Schneider
as Mr. Schneider
Ruth Nelson
as Miss Ridgeway
as Miss Ridgeway
Anabel Shaw
as Alice Flemmerhammer
as Alice Flemmerhammer
Stephen Dunne
as Roy Bivins
as Roy Bivins
George Cleveland
as Grandfather McKinley
as Grandfather McKinley
Veda Ann Borg
as Rosemary Olcott
as Rosemary Olcott
Sig Ruman
as Papa
as Papa
Lee Patrick
as Lil
as Lil
Señor Wences
as Señor Wences
as Señor Wences
Anne Baxter
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
as Resort Guest (uncredited)
as Resort Guest (uncredited)
Ann Gowland
as Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited)
as Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited)
Karolyn Grimes
as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer
as Clarence (uncredited)
as Clarence (uncredited)
Kathleen Lockhart
as Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited)
as Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
as Resort Guest (uncredited)
as Resort Guest (uncredited)
Will Wright
as Withers (uncredited)
as Withers (uncredited)
Lee MacGregor
as Boy (uncredited)
as Boy (uncredited)
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Walter Lang
Director
Director
Lamar Trotti
Screenplay
Screenplay
Miriam Young
Author
Author
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Master
Wardrobe Master
Seymour Felix
Choreographer
Choreographer
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Gene Rose
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Kenny Williams
Choreographer
Choreographer
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
Sound
Eugene Grossman
Sound
Sound
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Music Director
Frank Burt
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Lamar Trotti
Producer
Producer
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction
Art Direction
Richard Day
Art Direction
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Costume Design
Harry Jackson
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
J. Watson Webb Jr.
Editor
Editor
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Mack Gordon
Lyricist
Lyricist
Gus Kahn
Lyricist
Lyricist
Harry Warren
Songs
Songs
Isham Jones
Songs
Songs
Josef Myrow
Songs
Songs
