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Life with Father is a film adaptation of a play based on the autobiography of Clarence Day, a stockbroker and essayist. It stars William Powell as the curmudgeon father and Irene Dunne as his wife, and features Elizabeth Taylor in her film debut.
Life with Father: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor, Edmund Gwenn. A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
- (6.5K)
- Comedy, Family
- Michael Curtiz
- 1947-09-13
Life with Father is a 1939 play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, based on Clarence Day's humorous stories about his family and life in the 1890s. It is the longest-running non-musical play on Broadway and was adapted into a film and a TV series.
- Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse
- 1939
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
- 48.3K
- Hollywood Classics
Jan 21, 2014 · Watch a comedy film about a 19th century stockbroker who tries to run his family like his office. Starring William Powell, Irene Dunne and Elizabeth Taylor, with subtitles and transcript.
- 116 min
- 137.3K
- Classic Film Channel
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
- 4.3M
- Cult Cinema Classics
In late 19th-century New York City, stockbroker Clarence Day (William Powell) strives to maintain order in his bustling household. Despite his attempts to be the chief authority over his four...
- (13)
- Comedy