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Derek Scott, Edmund Gwenn, Elisabeth Risdon

Based on Clarence Day Jr.'s memoirs about growing up with his semi-tyrannical father, this wonderful comedy is truly one of the classics. William Powell stars as Father, a Wall Street broker who likes...( read more  read more... ) to think he rules the roost. But when a small crisis over his religious upbringing causes havoc, it becomes clear that it's really his adoring wife (Irene Dunne) and their enterprising children who pull the strings.

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Unrated, 118 min.

Directed by: Michael Curtiz

Release Date: January 1, 1947

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DVD Release Date: August 4, 1998

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  • binky013
    November 15, 2007
    binky013
    Wow, Elizabeth Taylor gets top billing for this one -- here at flixster. That's very interesting.

    Question: Do you ever ride public transportation? The bus? The subway?

    I do. I ride the bus that runs right outside my home from time to time. And you know what? The

    ...( read more) driver doesn't know me, and I do not know him.

    Why? Possibly because I don't ride the bus regularly. Possibly, because the driver doesn't care. I don't know. I do notice that he always says hello to only a very few people. And these are not extraordinary people. It always appears to be a random selection of individuals.

    Know what? If I were a rich guy, I wonder if my bus driver would say hello to me every time I rode his bus . . .

    If my buddy Karen were to see this movie, I can guarantee you that she would say it was a total waste of time. She despises movies where the subject matter is the upper-class. She always says that stories about the rich are stories about people for whom she has no feeling.

    This definitely is a story about the upper-class. Sorry, Karen, but we don't all feel that Marx, or someone like Marx, may have been right. We are not all Marxist socialists, Karen.

    Truly, this movie is a lot of fun, Karen, and even though it may focus on the upper-class, it does that, I think, to poke a little fun at the rich. I love this movie.

    Back to Elizabeth Taylor. You know, flixsters, she will probably never make my favorite actor list, but, when she was young, Taylor really lit up the screen.

    For a humorous poke at the upper-class, and for a great look at a young Elizabeth Taylor, this is well-worth the time spent watching.

    Mahalo nui loa to my buddy Jamie for the recommendation.
  • matricialynnicus
    August 16, 2008
    matricialynnicus
    Didn't pass my 10 minute rule that if a film doesn't engage me within the first ten minutes I stop watching. It had some mildly amusing dialog, but the "Leave It To Beaver" feel of some of the characters was kind of a put off. Although to be fair, I used to watch things like "My ...( read more)Three Sons," which was maybe as nostalgic. But also the sound on this DVD was not the best, and it just didn't seem worth my time.
  • RuthieGreenGirl
    December 27, 2007
    RuthieGreenGirl
    I tried to watch this, but I just couldn't get into it.
  • Ereniel
    November 5, 2007
    Ereniel
    Fun movie for the whole family
  • JimR24
    August 9, 2007
    JimR24
    this is a great movie...not much can be said other then that
  • karlossantana2000
    May 3, 2007
    karlossantana2000
    I would be amazed if ANYone has seen this. i like it alot
  • sleepykiss
    April 11, 2007
    sleepykiss
    A classic. So funny. Watch with MY MAN GODFREY for a WPowell nite.
  • dorisgc
    April 3, 2007
    dorisgc
    again...another 3 brill actors..good
  • manly500usa
    March 13, 2007
    manly500usa
    One of the funniest movies I have ever seen, a must see.

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