Mother Wore Tights
MovieOverview
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. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Miriam are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.
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Cast
25 actors
Betty Grable
Mother
Dan Dailey
Father
Mona Freeman
Iris
Connie Marshall
Mikie
Vanessa Brown
Bessie
Robert Arthur
Bob Clarkman
Sara Allgood
Grandmother McKinley
William Frawley
Mr. Schneider
Ruth Nelson
Miss Ridgeway
Anabel Shaw
Alice Flemmerhammer
Stephen Dunne
Roy Bivins
George Cleveland
Grandfather McKinley
Veda Ann Borg
Rosemary Olcott
Sig Ruman
Papa
Lee Patrick
Lil
Señor Wences
Señor Wences
Anne Baxter
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Resort Guest (uncredited)
Ann Gowland
Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited)
Karolyn Grimes
Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer
Clarence (uncredited)
Kathleen Lockhart
Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
Resort Guest (uncredited)
Will Wright
Withers (uncredited)
Lee MacGregor
Boy (uncredited)