Auntie Mame

"Tops the Best-Seller! Tops the Play! The One and Only!"

1958 2h 23m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 130

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school.

“Tops the Best-Seller! Tops the Play! The One and Only!”

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Cast

Rosalind Russell
Mame Dennis
Forrest Tucker
Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
Coral Browne
Vera Charles
Peggy Cass
Agnes Gooch
Jan Handzlik
Patrick Dennis - Younger
Roger Smith
Patrick Dennis - Older
Fred Clark
Dwight Babcock
Connie Gilchrist
Norah Muldoon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Morton DaCosta
Writers: Adolph Green, Betty Comden
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Morton DaCosta, shot by Harry Stradling Sr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bronislau Kaper. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William H. Ziegler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rosalind Russell and Forrest Tucker and Coral Browne carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Tops the Best-Seller! Tops the Play! The One and Only!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0051383 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Morton DaCosta directs. Harry Stradling Sr. behind the camera. Bronislau Kaper scores. William H. Ziegler cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

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Things worth knowing

168 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Directed by Morton DaCosta, shot by Harry Stradling Sr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bronislau Kaper. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor William H. Ziegler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Rosalind Russell and Forrest Tucker and Coral Browne carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Tops the Best-Seller! Tops the Play! The One and Only!".
8IMDB entry: tt0051383 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "based on novel or book", "based on play or musical", "love", "eccentric".