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Life with Father is a 1947 American Technicolor comedy film adapted from the 1939 play of the same name, which was inspired by the autobiography of stockbroker and The New Yorker essayist Clarence Day.
A classic film based on a play about a turn-of-the-century father and his eccentric family. Starring William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor and more, nominated for 4 Oscars and praised for its humor and charm.
- (6.4K)
- Comedy, Family
- Michael Curtiz
- 1947-09-13
Life with Father is a 1939 play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, adapted from a humorous autobiographical book of stories compiled in 1935 by Clarence Day. The Broadway production ran for 3,224 performances over 401 weeks to become the longest-running non-musical play on Broadway, a record that it still holds. [1]
- Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse
- 1939
IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members for the classic comedy film Life with Father, based on a memoir by Clarence Day. See the actors, directors, writers, producers, and more who worked on this 1947 movie.
A comedy film based on a Broadway play about a stockbroker who tries to assert his authority over his family in late 19th-century New York. See the ratings, cast, plot summary, and streaming options for Life With Father on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- William Powell
- Michael Curtiz
- Comedy
A comedy film based on Clarence Day's stories about his strict father and his family in late-19th-century New York. The film follows the father's adventures with his wife, sons, and servants, as well as his reluctant baptism.
Life with Father, American comedy film, released in 1947, that was based on Clarence Day, Jr.’s best-selling autobiography (1935) of the same name. The film chronicles Day’s childhood growing up in Victorian-era New York under the ironclad rule of his stern but loving father (played by William.
