Music ·Drama · United States of America · 1947 · 1h 47m

Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights poster
Director
Walter Lang
Cast
Betty Grable as Mother Dan Dailey as Father Mona Freeman as Iris Connie Marshall as Mikie Vanessa Brown as Bessie Robert Arthur as Bob Clarkman
Crew
Harry Jackson — Director of Photography J. Watson Webb Jr. — Editor David Buttolph — Original Music Composer Frank Burt — Original Music Composer Lamar Trotti — Screenplay Lamar Trotti — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
vaudeville
Key Collaborators
Walter Lang Director Harry Jackson Director of Photography J. Watson Webb Jr. Editor David Buttolph Original Music Composer Frank Burt Original Music Composer Lamar Trotti Screenplay Lamar Trotti Producer Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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