Mother Wore Tights (1947)
"In our family dad wore the pants but . . . Mother Wore Tights"
Title: Mother Wore Tights
Original Title: Mother Wore Tights
Release Date: 1947-08-20
Status: Released
Rating: 5.3/10 (from 9 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Music, Drama
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox
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.
Cast
Betty Grable
Mother
Dan Dailey
Father
Mona Freeman
Iris
Connie Marshall
Mikie
Vanessa Brown
Bessie
Robert Arthur
Bob Clarkman
Sara Allgood
Grandmother McKinley
William Frawley
Mr. Schneider
Ruth Nelson
Miss Ridgeway
Anabel Shaw
Alice Flemmerhammer
