Auntie Mame (film)
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| Directed by | Morton DaCosta |
| Produced by | Morton DaCosta |
| Written by | Betty Comden Adolph Green based on the novel by Patrick Dennis |
| Starring | Rosalind Russell Forrest Tucker Coral Browne Roger Smith |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
| Editing by | William H. Ziegler |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | December 27, 1958 |
| Running time | 143 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
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Auntie Mame is a 1958 film based on the novel of the same name, starring Rosalind Russell and directed by Morton DaCosta. The screenplay was adapted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green from the novel by Patrick Dennis. The original music score was composed by Bronislau Kaper. A musical version of the story was released in 1974 starring Lucille Ball as the titular character.
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[edit] Plot
The film stars Rosalind Russell as a flamboyant, mad-cap aunt of a young boy Patrick, who is left orphaned when his father dies. Left in Mame's care, Patrick is quickly introduced to his aunts' free-spirited and eccentric liftstyle. As Mame watches her young nephew grow into a man she attempts to rescue him from the stuffy, conventional lifestyle he is heading toward.
[edit] Awards
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Rosalind Russell), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Peggy Cass), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White or Color, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Film Editing and Best Picture. It was also nominated for three Golden Globes of which it won two.
[edit] Cast
- Rosalind Russell as Mame Dennis
- Forrest Tucker as Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
- Coral Browne as Vera Charles
- Fred Clark as Dwight Babcock
- Roger Smith as Patrick Dennis - older
- Patric Knowles as Lindsay Woolsey
- Peggy Cass as Agnes Gooch
- Jan Handzlik as Patrick Dennis - younger
- Joanna Barnes as Gloria Upson
- Pippa Scott as Pegeen Ryan
- Lee Patrick as Doris Upson
- Willard Waterman as Claude Upson
- Robin Hughes as Brian O'Bannion
- Connie Gilchrist as Norah Muldoon
- Yuki Shimoda as Ito
- Brook Byron as Sally Cato MacDougall
- Carol Veazie as Mrs. Burnside
- Henry Brandon as Acacius Page
[edit] Production Crew
- Production Design - Malcolm C. Bert
- Art Direction - Malcolm C. Bert
- Set Decoration - George James Hopkins
- Costume Design - Orry-Kelly
- Makeup Supervisor - Gordon Bau
- Makeup - Gene Hibbs
- Hair stylist - Myrl Stoltz
- Makeup - Robert J. Schiffer
- Assistant Director - Joseph Don Page
- Art - interior - Robert Hanley
- Storyboard - Harold Michelson
- Sound Department - M.A. Merrick
- Stunts - Roydon Clark, Bob Herron, Dick Hudkins, Boyd 'Red' Morgan, Audrey Scott, Dean Smith
- Stage producers - Lawrence Carr & Robert Fryer
- Music supervisor - Ray Heindorf
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