Life with Father (1947)
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Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 1
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The longest-running non-musical play in Broadway history, Life With Father was faithfully filmed by Warner Bros. in 1947. William Powell is a tower of comic strength as Clarence Day, the benevolent despot of his 1880s New York City household. Irene Dunne co-stars as Day's wife Vinnie, who outwardly has no more common sense than a butterfly but who is the real head of the household. The anecdotal story, encompassing such details as the eldest Day son's (James Lydon) romance with pretty
Jan 1, 1947 Wide
Aug 4, 1998
Madacy Entertainment
Cast
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William Powell
Clarence Day -
Irene Dunne
Vinnie Day -
Monte Blue
Policeman -
Zasu Pitts
Cora -
Clara Blandick
Mrs. Wiggins -
Johnny Calkins
Whitney -
Emma Dunn
Margaret -
Edmund Gwenn
Rev. Dr. Lloyd -
Elizabeth Taylor
Mary Skinner -
Nancy Evans
Delia -
Mary Field
Nora -
Frank Elliott
Dr. Somers -
Queenie Leonard
Maggie -
Moroni Olsen
Dr. Humphries -
Jimmy Lydon
Clarence -
Elizabeth Risdon
Mrs. Whitehead -
Derek Scott
Harlan -
Heather Wilde
Annie -
Martin Milner
John -
Jean Andren
Mother of Twins -
Russell Arms
Stock Quotation Operato... -
Joe Bernard
Cashier -
Arlene Dahl
Girl in Delmonico's -
Jean Del Val
Francois -
Creighton Hale
Father of Twins -
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Douglas Kennedy
Mr. Morley -
Philo McCullough
Milkman -
George Meader
Salesman -
Michael Mineo
One of Twin Boys -
Clara Reid
Cleaning Woman -
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Laura Treadwell
Churchgoers -
Philip Van Zandt
Clerk -
Lois Bridge
Corsetierre -
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Elaine Lange
Ellen -
Faith Kruger
Hilda -
James Metcalfe
Customer -
Lucille Shamburger
Nursemaid -
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John Beck
Perkins the Clerk -
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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)
Irene Dunne and William Powell have captured to a considerable extent the charm of the play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
Top CriticCurtiz knocks it together without so much as breaking sweat.
Powell is nothing less than magnificent as the mustached philosophizing patriarch, and Dunne casts a warm glow beside him.
All in all it's innocuous with infrequent laughs.
Good cast, competent direction can't save this seemingly interminable nostalgia flood.
Dunn and Powell are adorable, musty charm in this sweet family classic.
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- Life With Father (1947) (DE)
- Life With Father (1947) (UK)
