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Mother Wore Tights is a 1947 American Technicolor musical film starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey as married vaudeville performers, directed by Walter Lang. This was Grable and Dailey's first film together, based on a book of the same name by Miriam Young. It was the highest grossing film of Grable's career up to this time, earning more than ...
Mother Wore Tights: Directed by Walter Lang. With Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Mona Freeman, Connie Marshall. 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.
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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Walter Lang
- 1947-09
But when one of their daughters grows unhappy with her mother's ongoing performance schedule, the family must deal with the hard feelings. Frank Burt is a vaudeville performer who drafts young...
- 107 min
- 98
- Esemai Media
Mother Wore Tights (1947) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 47m 1947. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A married vaudeville team struggles to raise a family while touring the nation. Cast & Crew. Read More. Walter Lang. Director. Betty Grable. Mother, Myrtle McKinley Burt. Dan Dailey.
- Walter Lang, Hugh Cummings, Gaston Glass
- Betty Grable
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- Betty Grable
- Walter Lang
- 20th Century Fox
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.
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Mother Wore Tights is a 1947 Technicolor musical film starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey as married vaudeville performers, directed by Walter Lang. This was Grable and Dailey's first film together, based on a book of the same name by Miriam Young.