Mother Wore Tights
Mother Wore Tights
Release: 1947-08-20
·Runtime: 107m
·★ 5.3
Music
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Cast
Sig Ruman
as Papa
Karolyn Grimes
as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
William Frawley
as Mr. Schneider
Anabel Shaw
as Alice Flemmerhammer
George Cleveland
as Grandfather McKinley
Kathleen Lockhart
as Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
as Resort Guest (uncredited)
Will Wright
as Withers (uncredited)
Betty Grable
as Mother
Vanessa Brown
as Bessie
Robert Arthur
as Bob Clarkman
Sara Allgood
as Grandmother McKinley
Ruth Nelson
as Miss Ridgeway
Lee Patrick
as Lil
Anne Baxter
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
as Resort Guest (uncredited)
Dan Dailey
as Father
Mona Freeman
as Iris
Connie Marshall
as Mikie
Stephen Dunne
as Roy Bivins
Veda Ann Borg
as Rosemary Olcott
