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Mother Wore Tights (1947)
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September 1947 (USA)
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In our family dad wore the pants but . . . Mother Wore Tights [Australia Theatrical]
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In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school...
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Won Oscar.
Another 2 nominations
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delightful movie, sort of corny story,great song & dance, made me smile!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Betty Grable | ... | Myrtle McKinley Burt |
 | Dan Dailey | ... | Frank Burt |
| Mona Freeman | ... | Iris Burt |
| Connie Marshall | ... | Miriam 'Mikie' Burt |
| 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 (as Michael Dunne) |
| George Cleveland | ... | Grandfather McKinley |
| Veda Ann Borg | ... | Rosemary Olcott |
| Sig Ruman | ... | Papa (at resort) |
| Lee Patrick | ... | Lil (on train) |
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107 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Twentieth Century-Fox had wanted either James Cagney or Fred Astaire to play the role of song-and-dance man Frank Burt. After negotiations with Mr. Astaire fell through, Betty Grable requested John Payne, who already had appeared with her in Tin Pan Alley (1940), Footlight Serenade (1942), Springtime in the Rockies (1942) and The Dolly Sisters (1945).
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Biography: Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-up" (1995)
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Kokomo, Indiana
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dan daily did such a good job of dancing and had the ability to make you feel the part. betty grable was her delightful self. loved the music. these were the days when movies were entertaining and you left the theater feeling good!!