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Mame (1974)

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Reviews Counted:7

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Rotten:5

Average Rating:3.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 12 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: Lucille Ball stars as Auntie Mame, an eccentric and wealthy woman who teaches her young orphaned nephew how to live life to the fullest. Based on the popular stage play. Featured songs include... Lucille Ball stars as Auntie Mame, an eccentric and wealthy woman who teaches her young orphaned nephew how to live life to the fullest. Based on the popular stage play. Featured songs include "Mame," "If He Walked Into My Life," and "We Need a Little Christmas." [More]

Starring: Lucille Ball, Beatrice Arthur, Robert Preston, Jane Connell

Starring: Lucille Ball, Beatrice Arthur, Robert Preston, Jane Connell, Ned Wertimer, Bruce Davison, Joyce Van Patten, Don Porter

Director: Gene Saks

Director: Gene Saks
Producer: Robert Fryer, James Cresson
Screenwriter: Paul Zindel
Composer: Ralph Burns

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The fine music elevates this above miscast Lucy's negatives.

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Overstuffed, but the music's still great.

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