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Tish (1942)

APPROVED 84 min  -  Comedy | Drama
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Letitia "Tish" Carberry, an eccentric New England spinster, lives with her nephew, Charlie Sands... See full summary »

Director:

S. Sylvan Simon

Writers:

Mary Roberts Rinehart (stories), Annalee Whitmore (adaptation), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marjorie Main Marjorie Main ...
Miss Letitia 'Tish' Carberry
Zasu Pitts ...
Aggie Pilkington (as ZaSu Pitts)
Aline MacMahon Aline MacMahon ...
Lizzie Wilkins
Susan Peters Susan Peters ...
Cora Edwards Bowzer
Lee Bowman Lee Bowman ...
Charles 'Charlie' Sands, Tish's Nephew
Guy Kibbee Guy Kibbee ...
Judge Horace Bowser
Virginia Grey Virginia Grey ...
Richard Quine Richard Quine ...
Theodore 'Ted' Bowser
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Storyline

Letitia "Tish" Carberry, an eccentric New England spinster, lives with her nephew, Charlie Sands, and her two cronies, Aggie Pilkington and Lizzie Wilkins, live in a near-by boarding house. Cora Edwards also lives at the boarding house and is in love with Charlie, who, however, loves Katherine "Kit" Bowser, the daughter of Judge Horace Bowser. Tish and her cronies promote a romance between Cora and Charlie, but Cora decides it is Theodore "Ted" Bowser she loves and they are secretly married before Ted leaves for a training school in Toronto, learning to ferry planes to England. Charlie and Katherine also elope secretly. Cora, anxious to join Ted, borrows money from the church organ fund and leaves, telling no one where she is going. Tish takes the blame for the shortage. Cora raises the money to repay Tish and goes to the post office, while Ted is on a flight... Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Mary Roberts Rinehart's Character! Comedy Surprise Hit Of The Year!

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Spring Byington was listed as a cast member in a pre-production item, but she also was not seen in the movie. See more »

Quotes

Aggie Pilkington: That butler...
Lizzie Wilkins: Some people you have to know well to dislike. Others you can hate on very short acquaintance.
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Soundtracks

"Till We Meet Again"
(1918) (uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Ray Egan
Played on an accordion by George Humbert
Reprised on harmonica by Lee Bowman See more »