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Life with Father

Life with Father

Here for all!! All the happiness of the play that ran longer, the laughs that were louder than any known before!

19476.71h 58m

Overview

A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.

Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Clarence Day, Howard Lindsay, Donald Ogden Stewart
Produced by Robert Buckner
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Top Cast

William Powell

William Powell

Clarence Day Sr.

Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

Vinnie Day

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Mary Skinner

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Rev. Dr. Lloyd

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Cousin Cora Cartwright

Jimmy Lydon

Jimmy Lydon

Clarence Day Jr.

Emma Dunn

Emma Dunn

Margaret

Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen

Dr. Humphries

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Mrs. Whitehead

D

Derek Scott

Harlan Day

Themes & Keywords

family's daily lifebrokerbased on play or musicalfamily relationships19th century

About Life with Father

Life with Father is a comedy, family film released in 1947 exploring themes of family's daily life, broker, based on play or musical, family relationships, 19th century. Directed by Michael Curtiz, it stars William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor. A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.

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