Mother Wore Tights

In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Miriam are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.

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  Walter Lang

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  Betty Grable
  Mother
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  Dan Dailey
  Father
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  Mona Freeman
  Iris
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  Connie Marshall
  Mikie
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  Vanessa Brown
  Bessie
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  Robert Arthur
  Bob Clarkman
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  Sara Allgood
  Grandmother McKinley
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  William Frawley
  Mr. Schneider
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  Ruth Nelson
  Miss Ridgeway
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  Anabel Shaw
  Alice Flemmerhammer
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  Stephen Dunne
  Roy Bivins
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  George Cleveland
  Grandfather McKinley
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  Veda Ann Borg
  Rosemary Olcott
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  Sig Ruman
  Papa
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  Lee Patrick
  Lil
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  Señor Wences
  Señor Wences
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  Anne Baxter
  Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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  Ruth Clifford
  Resort Guest (uncredited)
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  Ann Gowland
  Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited)
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  Karolyn Grimes
  Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)