Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights

107 mins | Music | Aug. 20, 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.

Mother Wore Tights

107 mins | Music | Aug. 20, 1947

Mother Wore Tights
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Mother Wore Tights
Directors Walter Lang
Writers Miriam Young, Lamar Trotti

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

Veda Ann Borg

as Rosemary Olcott

Sig Ruman

as Papa

Lee Patrick

as Lil

Señor Wences

as Señor Wences

Anne Baxter

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

as Resort Guest (uncredited)

Ann Gowland

as Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited)

Karolyn Grimes

as Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)

Alvin Hammer

as Clarence (uncredited)

Kathleen Lockhart

as Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited)

Mae Marsh

as Resort Guest (uncredited)

Will Wright

as Withers (uncredited)