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Mother Wore Tights

Cast

Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Mona Freeman, Connie Marshall View All

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Lamar Trotti (Screenplay), Walter Lang (Director) View All

Release: Aug. 20th, 1947

Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes

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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Gideon58
The first half of the story is a lot of fun thanks to some wonderful musical numbers, but the second half of the film where Frank and Myrtle decide to give up show business and travel to different vacation spots with their daughters, is almost snore-inducing.

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