

Mother Wore Tights
"In our family dad wore the pants but . . . 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.

Betty Grable
Mother

Dan Dailey
Father

Mona Freeman
Iris

Connie Marshall
Mikie

Vanessa Brown
Bessie

Robert Arthur
Bob Clarkman

Sara Allgood
Grandmother McKinley

William Frawley
Mr. Schneider

Ruth Nelson
Miss Ridgeway

Anabel Shaw
Alice Flemmerhammer

Stephen Dunne
Roy Bivins

George Cleveland
Grandfather McKinley

Veda Ann Borg
Rosemary Olcott

Sig Ruman
Papa

Lee Patrick
Lil
Señor Wences
Señor Wences

Anne Baxter
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford
Resort Guest (uncredited)
Ann Gowland
Mikie - Age 3 (uncredited)

Karolyn Grimes
Iris - Age 6 (uncredited)
Alvin Hammer
Clarence (uncredited)

Kathleen Lockhart
Mrs. Clarkman (uncredited)

Mae Marsh
Resort Guest (uncredited)

Will Wright
Withers (uncredited)
Lee MacGregor
Boy (uncredited)
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