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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 in New York City. William Powell and Irene Dunne star as the bickering couple who face various challenges and hilarious situations in their daily life.
- (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
A financier from New York rules his family, consisting of his wife and his four sons, with the meticulous misogyny of a bookkeeper. Director: Michael Curtiz...
- 118 min
- 4M
- Cult Cinema Classics
Nov 5, 2020 · Watch the 1947 Hollywood classic movie, Life with Father.A financier from New York City rules his numerous family, consisting of his wife and his four sons, ...
- 118 min
- 48.2K
- Hollywood Classics
Dec 2, 2017 · Life With Father (1947) A headstrong 19th century stockbroker, Clarence Day (William Powell), strives (unsuccessfully) to make his family function as efficie...
- 113 min
- 94.4K
- Classic Film Channel
A 1947 film based on a popular Broadway play, Life With Father follows the humorous adventures of a stockbroker and his wife and four sons in late 19th-century New York. The movie stars William Powell and Irene Dunne, and features Elizabeth Taylor in a small role.
- (13)
- Comedy
