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.

Music Drama

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))