True to Life

True to Life

94 mins | Comedy | Dec. 24, 1943

A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics. The show becomes a big hit, but he begins to feel guilty about his charade when he falls in love with the family's pretty older daughter.

True to Life

94 mins | Comedy | Dec. 24, 1943

True to Life
A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics. The show becomes a big hit, but he begins to feel guilty about his charade when he falls in love with the family's pretty older daughter.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Paramount
Original title True to Life
Directors George Marshall
Writers Bess Boyle, Sol Barzman, Don Hartman, Ben Barzman, Harry Tugend

Cast

Mary Martin

as Bonnie Porter

Franchot Tone

as Fletcher Marvin

Dick Powell

as Link Ferris

Victor Moore

as Pop Porter

Mabel Paige

as Mom Porter

William Demarest

as Uncle Jake

Clarence Kolb

as Mr. Huggins

Beverly Hudson

as Twips

Raymond Roe

as Clem

Ernest Truex

as Oscar Elkins

Harry Shannon

as Mr. Mason

Stanley Andrews

as Frank (Bakery Foreman) (uncredited)

Maxine Ardell

as Girl (uncredited)

Jack Baxley

as Man on Bus (uncredited)

Edna Bennett

as Woman on Bus (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

as Radio Heavy (uncredited)

Danny Borzage

as Beggar (uncredited)

Charles Cane

as Expressman (uncredited)

Ken Carpenter

as Announcer (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

as Subway Guard (uncredited)

Ethel Clayton

as Woman (uncredited)

Frank Coleman

as Man on Bus (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

as Man on Street (uncredited)

Yvonne De Carlo

as Girl (uncredited)

Marjorie Deanne

as Girl (uncredited)

Vernon Dent

as Man (uncredited)

Ann Doran

as Radio Kitty (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

as Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)

Jack Gardner

as Radio Man (uncredited)

Dorothy Granger

as Dancer (uncredited)

Harry Hayden

as Radio Pop (uncredited)

Grace Hayle

as Woman (uncredited)

John Hiestand

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Esther Howard

as Woman (uncredited)

Bud Jamison

as Uncle Jim Farmer (uncredited)

Madora Keene

as Radio Mom

Fred Kelsey

as Cop (uncredited)

Tom Kennedy

as Customer (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

as Guide on Bus (uncredited)

Chris King

as Girl (uncredited)

Alice Kirby

as Girl (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald

as Man (uncredited)

Matt McHugh

as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Shirley Mills

as Radio Sister (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

as Gabe the Butler (uncredited)

Terry Moore

as Little Girl (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

as Porter House Guest (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

as Stage Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

as Kapopolis (uncredited)

Marcella Phillips

as Girl (uncredited)

Constance Purdy

as Woman in Subway (uncredited)

Tim Ryan

as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)

Fred Santley

as Man (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

as Man in Subway (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

as Program Director (uncredited)

Gloria Williams

as Woman (uncredited)

Robert Winkler

as Radio Sonny (uncredited)