Mother Wore Tights

5.3
  • Genre: MusicDrama
  • Run time: 107 min
  • Premiere: 1947. August 20.

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.

Discover

Dan Dailey

Father

Robert Arthur

Bob Clarkman

Sara Allgood

Grandmother McKinley

William Frawley

Mr. Schneider

Ruth Nelson

Miss Ridgeway

Anabel Shaw

Alice Flemmerhammer

Stephen Dunne

Roy Bivins

George Cleveland

Grandfather McKinley

Veda Ann Borg

Rosemary Olcott

Señor Wences

Señor Wences

Anne Baxter

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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

Resort Guest (uncredited)

Will Wright

Withers (uncredited)

Lee MacGregor

Boy (uncredited)

Art

Joseph C. Wright

Art Direction

Richard Day

Art Direction

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Camera

Harry Jackson

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Charles LeMaire

Wardrobe Master

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Crew

Seymour Felix

Choreographer

Kenny Williams

Choreographer

Directing

Walter Lang

Director

Editing

Production

Lamar Trotti

Producer

Sound

Gene Rose

Orchestrator

Alfred Newman

Music Director

Frank Burt

Original Music Composer

David Buttolph

Original Music Composer

Writing

Lamar Trotti

Screenplay

Mack Gordon

Lyricist

Gus Kahn

Lyricist

Art

Joseph C. Wright

Art Direction

Richard Day

Art Direction

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Camera

Harry Jackson

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Charles LeMaire

Wardrobe Master

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Crew

Seymour Felix

Choreographer

Kenny Williams

Choreographer

Directing

Walter Lang

Director

Editing

Production

Lamar Trotti

Producer

Sound

Gene Rose

Orchestrator

Alfred Newman

Music Director

Frank Burt

Original Music Composer

David Buttolph

Original Music Composer

Writing

Lamar Trotti

Screenplay

Mack Gordon

Lyricist

Gus Kahn

Lyricist