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13 September 1947 (USA)
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Here for all!! All the happiness of the play that ran longer, the laughs that were louder than any known before!
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A financier from New York rules his numerous family, consisting of his wife and his four sons, with the meticulousity of a bookkeeper. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | William Powell | ... | Clarence Day, Sr. |
 | Irene Dunne | ... | Vinnie Day |
 | Elizabeth Taylor | ... | Mary Skinner |
 | Edmund Gwenn | ... | Rev. Dr. Lloyd |
| Zasu Pitts | ... | Cousin Cora Cartwright |
| Jimmy Lydon | ... | Clarence Day, Jr. |
| Emma Dunn | ... | Margaret - the cook |
| Moroni Olsen | ... | Dr. Humphries |
| Elisabeth Risdon | ... | Mrs. Whitehead - introduces Morley |
| Derek Scott | ... | Harlan Day |
| Johnny Calkins | ... | Whitney Day |
| Martin Milner | ... | John Day |
| Heather Wilde | ... | Annie - 1st maid |
| Monte Blue | ... | The Policeman |
| Mary Field | ... | Nora - 2d maid |
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118 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Mary Pickford made several tests for the role of Vinnie, but the studio worried about her box office popularity after a 13-year absence from the screen. In the end, director Michael Curtiz vetoed her, as he preferred Irene Dunne.
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Continuity: The opening scene shows a carriage block with "Clarence Day" engraved on it. A few seconds later after the police man passes by, the carriage block has no engraving.
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Rev. Dr. Lloyd:
After considerable thought, we voted that out supporting members should each contribute a sum equal to the cost of their pew.
Father: I paid $5,000 for that pew.
Vinnie: Yes, Clare, that makes out contribution $5,000.
Father: That's robbery. Do you know what that pew is worth today? $3,000. That's what the last one sold for. I've taken a dead loss on that pew of $2,000 already. Frank Bags sold me that pew when the market was at its peak. He knew when to get out. And I'm warning you, Vinnie. If the market ever goes up, I'm going to unload that pew!
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Father: I paid $5,000 for that pew.
Vinnie: Yes, Clare, that makes out contribution $5,000.
Father: That's robbery. Do you know what that pew is worth today? $3,000. That's what the last one sold for. I've taken a dead loss on that pew of $2,000 already. Frank Bags sold me that pew when the market was at its peak. He knew when to get out. And I'm warning you, Vinnie. If the market ever goes up, I'm going to unload that pew!
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Referenced in "M*A*S*H: Life with Father (#3.8)" (1974)
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Ye Servants of God
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Unusual family movie set in the 1880s. DVD review.
A wealthy family (Powell, Dunne) have the usual family squabbles involving their four sons: two sell a health potion, one falls for the very irritating Taylor, one needs a new suit, and Powell has never been baptised.
Theatre-like movie that goes on for too long. Although made in the 1940s (by the GREAT Michael Curtiz) this movie feels like a TV series omnibus where each episode runs seamlessly into the next. Much jest is made of Powell's character but a lot of what he says is correct. He was within his right to question Taylor's staying in the house as a guest. He was right to question the big fuss about having never been baptised. He constantly has his decisions overruled by Dunne.
Life with father is a watchable but dated family comedy drama.