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Mother Wore Tights

5.719471h 47mNRMovieMusicDrama

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.…

DirectorWalter Lang
WritersMiriam Young·Lamar Trotti
ProducerLamar Trotti

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Cast · Directed by Walter Lang

BGBetty Grable
Betty Grable
Mother
DDDan Dailey
Dan Dailey
Father
MFMona Freeman
Mona Freeman
Iris
CMConnie Marshall
Connie Marshall
Mikie
VBVanessa Brown
Vanessa Brown
Bessie
SASara Allgood
Sara Allgood
Grandmother McKinley
WFWilliam Frawley
William Frawley
Mr. Schneider
RNRuth Nelson
Ruth Nelson
Miss Ridgeway
ASAnabel Shaw
Anabel Shaw
Alice Flemmerhammer
SD
Stephen Dunne
Roy Bivins
GCGeorge Cleveland
George Cleveland
Grandfather McKinley
VBVeda Ann Borg
Veda Ann Borg
Rosemary Olcott

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