Fresh
Irene Dunne and William Powell have captured to a considerable extent the charm of the play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
Variety Staff, Variety
Life with Father
Here for all!! All the happiness of the play that ran longer, the laughs that were louder than any known before!
1947 · 1h 58m · NOT RATED
Comedy, Family
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Overview
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
Director and cast
- Michael Curtiz Director
- William Powell as Clarence Day, Sr.
- Irene Dunne as Vinnie Day
- Elizabeth Taylor as Mary Skinner
- Edmund Gwenn as Rev. Dr. Lloyd
- Zasu Pitts as Cousin Cora Cartwright
- Jimmy Lydon as Clarence Day, Jr.
- Emma Dunn as Margaret
- Moroni Olsen as Dr. Humphries
- Elisabeth Risdon Cast
- Derek Scott Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Curtiz knocks it together without so much as breaking sweat.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
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