The Trouble with Angels (1966)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Ida Lupino

Writers:

Blanche Hanalis (screenplay)
Jane Trahey (novel)

Release Date:

30 March 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

It's the habit forming comedy the whole family can enjoy!

Plot:

Two high-spirited young students at St. Francis Academy For Girls keep things hopping for the challenged Mother Superior and her staff of bewildered Sisters.

Plot Keywords:

Mother Superior | Student | School | Nun | Convent

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Rosalind Russell	...	Mother Superior (Rev. Mother)
Binnie Barnes	...	Sister Celestine
Camilla Sparv	...	Sister Constance
Mary Wickes	...	Sister Clarissa
Marge Redmond	...	Sister Liguori
Dolores Sutton	...	Sister Rose Marie
Margalo Gillmore	...	Sister Barbara
Portia Nelson	...	Sister Elizabeth
Marjorie Eaton	...	Sister Ursula
Barbara Bell Wright	...	Sister Margaret
Judith Lowry	...	Sister Prudence
Hayley Mills	...	Mary Clancy
June Harding	...	Rachel Devery
Barbara Hunter	...	Marvel-Ann Clancy
Bernadette Withers	...	Valerie

Also Known As:

Life with Mother Superior (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:U | Finland:S | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Eaves Movie Ranch - 105 Rancho Alegre Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Rosalind Russell appears in this movie alongside Gypsy Rose Lee, whose real-life mother Russell portrayed in her most previous movie role, that of Rose Hovick in Gypsy (1962).

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning of the movie, when the bus is shown en route to the train station, the hubs of the wheels are dirty silver but in the next shot, when the buss is pulling in to the train station, the hubs are black. Not only that but it is not the same train station in the second shot as in the first shot.

Quotes:

Mary Clancy: Hi, Marvel-Ann!
Marvel-Ann Clancy: Drop Dead!
Rachel Devery: Who's that?
Mary Clancy: Marvel-Ann. My uncle George is her father. He's been sending her to the nuns since she was six. I said she was illegitimate, so she hates me.
Rachel Devery: Is she?
Mary Clancy: Lord, no. Uncle George is very careful about that sort of thing.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Kids in the Hall: (#1.3)" (1989)

Soundtrack:

The Trouble With Angles (Vocal)

Wonderful Film

A heartwarming, poignant, funny film, with first rate performances from the entire cast. Mills and Russell are stand-outs, as is June Harding, as Mills' "stooge". Episodic in its approach, the film manages to build to a totally cohesive climax. Beautifully directed by Ida Lupino, with a great score by Jerry Goldsmith (Poltergeist, Star Trek - The Motion Picture, The Omen, The Mummy). Even in this "sophisticated" world, this film will be enjoyed by the entire family. A hit in its day, spawning a less than satisfying sequel (Where Angels Go Trouble Follows), "The Trouble With Angels" is a wonderful film. See it!