Mother Wore Tights (1947)
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.
- Released
- 1947-08-20
- Genres
- Music, Drama
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Walter Lang, Lamar Trotti
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 from 11 votes
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
- Sara Allgood as Grandmother McKinley
- William Frawley as Mr. Schneider
- Ruth Nelson as Miss Ridgeway
- Anabel Shaw as Alice Flemmerhammer
- Stephen Dunne as Roy Bivins
- George Cleveland as Grandfather McKinley