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Life with Father (1947)

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Starring (View all)
William Powell William Powell
Clarence Day - Father
Irene Dunne Irene Dunne
Vinnie Day - Mother
Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor
Mary Skinner
Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn
Rev. Dr. Lloyd
Zasu Pitts Zasu Pitts
Cora Cartwright
Jimmy Lydon Jimmy Lydon
Clarence Day Jr.
Emma Dunn Emma Dunn
Margaret - the Cook
Moroni Olsen Moroni Olsen
Dr. Humphries


Written by
Donald Ogden Stewart Donald Ogden Stewart
(screen play)


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A good movie

1 year, 1 month ago at Apr 4 9:02
I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seems to have a decent reputation (it was included in ‘The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made’ selected by the New York Times, among other things), I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I was at first slightly worried and I thought there was no way that something so quaint could appeal to me. Furthermore, it is pretty ... read more
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A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
Release date: 13 September 1947
UPC: 056775004996
Tags: Comedy (4), Family (3), 1947 (3), Based On Play (3), Based On Book (2), Color (2), Father (1), Delmonico's (1), Catechism (1), Daily Life (1), Warner Bros. (1), Baptism (1), Maid (1), Elizabeth Taylor (1), Period Piece (1), Violin (1), 1890s (1), Piano (1), Movie (1), Church (1)
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" Notes: To be honest, I was at first slightly worried and I thought there was no way that something so quaint could appeal to me. Furthermore, it is pretty obvious that it was based on a play since most of the action was taking place in the house of the Day family which wasn’t necessarily a bad thing but there is no way that this story really required almost 2 hours of running time. And, yet, somehow, the damned thing still worked after all. Indeed, at first, I thought Clarence Day Sr. was ju"


johanlefourbe posted a review 1 year, 1 month ago

A good movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seems to have a decent reputation (it was included in ‘The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made’ selected by the New York Times, among other things), I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I was at first slightly worried and I thought there was no way that something so quaint could appeal to me. Furthermore, it is pretty obvious that it was based on a play since most of the action was taking place in the house of the Day family which wasn’t necessarily a bad thing but there is no way that this story really required almost 2 hours of running time. And, yet, somehow, the damned thing still worked after all. Indeed, at first, I thought Clarence Day Sr. was just way over-the-top but I have to admit that the guy gr” read more

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