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Life With Father (1947)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:7
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: One of the best family films ever made which resulted in a N.Y. Film Critics Award for Powell. This delightful comedy based on Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse's Broadway play provides a look at... One of the best family films ever made which resulted in a N.Y. Film Critics Award for Powell. This delightful comedy based on Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse's Broadway play provides a look at family life in New York City during the 1880's. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Actor--William Powell. This classic also features Irene Dunn, Edmund Gwenn and a young Elizabeth Taylor. [More]
Starring: William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor, ZaSu Pitts
Starring: William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor, ZaSu Pitts, Martin Milner, Edmund Gwenn, James Lydon, Emma Dunn
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Producer: Robert Buckner
Screenwriter: Donald Ogden Stewart
Composer: Max Steiner
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Reviews for Life With Father
Good cast, competent direction can't save this seemingly interminable nostalgia flood.
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