Cinematic background from Mother Wore Tights 1947 - 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.

Mother Wore Tights

1947

Drama, Musical, Romance

Directors:
Walter Lang
Writers:
Lamar Trotti, Miriam Young
Official poster of Mother Wore Tights 1947 directed by Walter Lang
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman wearing hats and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A young girl in a white dress with a bunch of pink flowers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman wearing hats and a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman dancing on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – Two women and a little girl sitting on a couch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman with blonde hair and a pink bow in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a little girl standing next to each other on a porch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man in a fur coat and hat standing next to a fire hydrant; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – Two women are holding hands in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress holding a white fan; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A group of young women standing next to each other holding pink roses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A family playing a game of checkers in a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman wearing hats and smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman wearing a green hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a black dress and a white hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – An older woman talking to a younger man in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman and a young girl are smiling for the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman and a little girl are hugging; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A young woman in a yellow dress with a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a white dress holding a bunch of pink flowers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and two young girls are posing for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A group of young women standing next to each other holding flowers; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A young woman with long blonde hair wearing a blue dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A young woman in a checkered jacket smiling; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman in a suit and hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man in a military uniform with a crowd behind him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A crowd of people sitting in front of a stage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman sitting in front of a mirror holding a pen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a pink dress and a man in a black and white checkered shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman and two young girls are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman are posing for a picture; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A large group of people wearing hats in a garden; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman talking to each other outside; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman sitting on a park bench; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people sitting in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people sitting in a room with a cake; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman and a young girl are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman in formal wear standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman standing next to a christmas tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man wearing a suit and a hat talking to another man wearing a suit and a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people sitting on a train car; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman and a child are walking in the snow; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a blue dress and a man in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – Two young girls sitting next to each other on a couch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A group of people sitting next to each other in hats; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman wearing suits and top hats; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – Two young women standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman talking to each other in front of a fireplace; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman dressed in formal wear; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A woman in a blue dress smiles at a man in a brown suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A group of women in white dresses holding pink flowers; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman in a suit and tie talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man wearing a suit and tie talking to a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man in a suit talking to a woman in a dress suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Mother Wore Tights” (1947), directed by Walter Lang – A man and a woman talking in front of each other in a bathroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle