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.
Mother Wore TightsMusic, Drama
Cast
- Betty Grable — Mother
- Dan Dailey — Father
- Mona Freeman — Iris
- Connie Marshall — Mikie
- Vanessa Brown — Bessie
- 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
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