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Life With Father

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Life With Father
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1hr 58min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1947
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Distributor:
Delta
Starring:
Clara Blandick, Irene Dunne, William Powell  ...more
Synopsis: 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 out-of-towner ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Life With Father is yet another well-made film from the versatile Michael Curtiz, who probably directed more types of films well than anyone else in screen history. This is another "family values" film from the post-WWII era, with William Powell as the loving patriarch and Irene Dunne as the wife who understands her duties to gender traditions. One of the best reasons to watch is to see a young Elizabeth ... Full Review
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Clara Blandick
Mrs. Wiggins
Irene Dunne
Vinnie Day
William Powell
Clarence Day
Monte Blue
Policeman
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