Mother Wore Tights

1947, music

107 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...

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Cast

Betty Grable

Betty Grable

Mother

Dan Dailey

Dan Dailey

Father

Vanessa Brown

Vanessa Brown

Bessie

Robert Arthur

Robert Arthur

Bob Clarkman

Sara Allgood

Sara Allgood

Grandmother McKinley

William Frawley

William Frawley

Mr. Schneider

Ruth Nelson

Ruth Nelson

Miss Ridgeway

Anabel Shaw

Anabel Shaw

Alice Flemmerhammer

Stephen Dunne

Roy Bivins

George Cleveland

George Cleveland

Grandfather McKinley

Veda Ann Borg

Veda Ann Borg

Rosemary Olcott

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Papa

Señor Wences

Señor Wences

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

Ruth Clifford

Resort Guest (uncredited)

Ann Gowland

Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited)

Karolyn Grimes

Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)

Alvin Hammer

Clarence (uncredited)

Kathleen Lockhart

Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited)

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Resort Guest (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright

Withers (uncredited)

Lee MacGregor

Boy (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Joseph C. Wright

Art direction

Richard Day

Art direction

Thomas Little

Set decoration

Camera

Costume and make-up

Orry-Kelly

Orry-Kelly

Costume design

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup artist

Crew

Directing

Walter Lang

Walter Lang

Director

Editing

Production

Lamar Trotti

Lamar Trotti

Producer

Sound

David Buttolph

Original music composer

Frank Burt

Original music composer

Writing

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