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Life with Father 1947 Film | William Powell, Irene Dunne



What's your review of the 1947 film Life with Father? It's directed by Michael Curtiz, and stars William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor, and Jimmy Lydon.


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About Life with Father


Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): Vivir con papá, Pappa och vi


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Life with Father plot from IMDb: "A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost."


The trailer can be found online.


Cast and Characters:

William Powell as Clarence Day Sr.

Irene Dunne as Vinnie Day

Elizabeth Taylor as Mary Skinner

Edmund Gwenn as Rev. Dr. Lloyd

ZaSu Pitts as Cousin Cora Cartwright

Jimmy Lydon as Clarence Day Jr.

Emma Dunn as Margaret the Cook

Moroni Olsen as Dr. Humphries

Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Whitehead

Martin Milner as John Day

Johnny Calkins as Whitney Day

Derek Scott as Harlan Day

Heather Wilde as Annie, 1st maid

Mary Field as Nora, 2nd maid

Monte Blue as The Policeman

Clara Blandick as Miss Wiggins, the Maid Service Employment Agent

Douglas Kennedy as Reverend Morley (uncredited)


Directed by Michael Curtiz

Screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart

Based on Life with Father 1935 autobiography by Clarence Day, 1939 play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse

Produced by Robert Buckner

Cinematography: William V. Skall, J. Peverell Marley

Edited by George Amy

Music by Max Steiner

Distributed by Warner Bros.

Release date: August 14, 1947 (US)

Running time: 118 minutes

Budget: $4,710,000

Box office: $6,455,000

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