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Life with Father (1947)

APPROVED 118 min  -  Comedy  -   13 September 1947 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Clarence Day (memoir), Donald Ogden Stewart (screen play), and 2 more credits »
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Life with Father -- A fussy financier is head of a family. His daughters are enterprising without him knowing... when he finds out it is overwhelming. Life with Father -- A financier from New York rules his numerous family, consisting of his wife and his four sons, with the meticulousity of a bookkeeper.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Powell ...
Father
Irene Dunne ...
Vinnie
Elizabeth Taylor ...
Mary
Edmund Gwenn ...
Rev. Dr. Lloyd
Zasu Pitts ...
Cora
Jimmy Lydon Jimmy Lydon ...
Clarence
Emma Dunn Emma Dunn ...
Margaret
Moroni Olsen Moroni Olsen ...
Dr. Humphries
Elisabeth Risdon Elisabeth Risdon ...
Mrs. Whitehead
Derek Scott Derek Scott ...
Harlan
Johnny Calkins Johnny Calkins ...
Whitney
Martin Milner ...
John
Heather Wilde Heather Wilde ...
Annie
Monte Blue Monte Blue ...
The Policeman
Mary Field Mary Field ...
Nora
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Storyline

In late nineteenth century New York a Wall Street broker likes to think his house runs his way, but finds himself constantly bemused at how much of what happens is down to his wife. His children are also stretching their wings, discovering girls and making money out of patent medicine selling. When it comes to light he has never been baptized and everyone starts insisting he must do so, it all starts to get a bit too much. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

New York | Children | Belief In Hell | Catechism | Yelling  | See more »

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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!

Genres:

Comedy

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Vivir con papá See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The premiere was on 14 August 1947 in Skowhegan, Maine, where the play had its initial performance eight years before. The stage play ran 3,224 performances, holding the record for the longest non-musical run on Broadway. The play was based on Clarence Day's book. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: There were several tunes used in the film that were written after the period the film is set in (1883) - "Sweet Marie" (1893), "Love's Old Sweet Song (Just a Song at Twilight)" (1884), "The Treasure Waltz from 'The Gypsy Baron'";(1885), "Daddy wouldn't buy me a bow-wow" (1892). See more »

Quotes

Father: I don't go to church to be preached at as though I were some lost sheep.
Vinnie: Clare, you don't seem to understand what the Church is for.
Father: Vinnie, if there's one place the Church should leave alone, it's a man's soul!
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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are superimposed on scenes of old New York, viewed as
if through an old-fashioned stereopticon. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Strife with Father (1950) See more »

Soundtracks

"O Come, All Ye Faithful"
(c. 1743) (uncredited)
Latin Lyrics & Music by John Francis Wade
English translation by Frederick Oakeley (1841)
Sung a cappella in English by Derek Scott and Johnny Calkins See more »