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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Clarence Day (memoir)
Howard Lindsay (play) ...
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Release Date:
13 September 1947 (USA) more
Tagline:
Here for all!! All the happiness of the play that ran longer, the laughs that were louder than any known before!
Plot:
A financier from New York rules his numerous family, consisting of his wife and his four sons, with the meticulousity of a bookkeeper. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins more
User Comments:
An adorable, nearly perfect, time capsule more (30 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| William Powell | ... | Clarence Day, Sr. | |
| Irene Dunne | ... | Vinnie Day | |
| Elizabeth Taylor | ... | Mary Skinner | |
| Edmund Gwenn | ... | Rev. Dr. Lloyd | |
| Zasu Pitts | ... | Cousin Cora Cartwright | |
| Jimmy Lydon | ... | Clarence Day, Jr. | |
| Emma Dunn | ... | Margaret - the cook | |
| Moroni Olsen | ... | Dr. Humphries | |
| Elisabeth Risdon | ... | Mrs. Whitehead - introduces Morley | |
| Derek Scott | ... | Harlan Day | |
| Johnny Calkins | ... | Whitney Day | |
| Martin Milner | ... | John Day | |
| Heather Wilde | ... | Annie - 1st maid | |
| Monte Blue | ... | The Policeman | |
| Mary Field | ... | Nora - 2d maid |
Additional Details
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Runtime:
118 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #11667, General Audience) | Sweden:Btl
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Trivia:
Mary Pickford was to have made her big screen comeback in the role of Vinnie but eventually the role went to Irene Dunne because of her box-office appeal. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The movie opens "NEW YORK 1883". Later, Father rails at Mayor "Honest" Hugh Grant. Grant was NYC mayor from 1889-1892. Franklin Edson was mayor in 1883. more
Quotes:
Rev. Dr. Lloyd:
After considerable thought, we voted that out supporting members should each contribute a sum equal to the cost of their pew.
Father:
I paid $5,000 for that pew.
Vinnie:
Yes, Clare, that makes out contribution $5,000.
Father:
That's robbery. Do you know what that pew is worth today? $3,000. That's what the last one sold for. I've taken a dead loss on that pew of $2,000 already. Frank Bags sold me that pew when the market was at its peak. He knew when to get out. And I'm warning you, Vinnie. If the market ever goes up, I'm going to unload that pew!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "M*A*S*H: Life with Father (#3.8)" (1974) more
Soundtrack:
Sweet Genevieve more
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William Powell IS Clarence Day, Sr. And Irene Dunne is utterly his match in every way as Vinnie. The days show you life in the Gay '90's in New York as you always wished it to be. And the interplay between cute Jimmie Lydon and young Elizabeth Taylor is priceless. If you want to utterly enjoy yourself for two hours, watch this film.