Auntie Mame

An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his father’s estate objects to the aunt’s lifestyle.

• Director: Morton DaCosta
• Genre:Comedy / Drama
• Runtime:143 minutes

Cast

Rosalind Russell: Mame Dennis
Forrest Tucker : Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
Coral Browne : Vera Charles
Fred Clark : Dwight Babcock
Roger Smith : Patrick Dennis -older

Mame (Russell) is the flamboyant, madcap aunt of a young boy, Patrick, who is orphaned when his father dies. Placed in Mame’s care, Patrick is quickly introduced to his aunt’s free-spirited and eccentric lifestyle. As Mame watches her young nephew grow into a man she attempts to rescue him from the stuffy, conventional lifestyle toward which he is heading. Her frequently repeated motto is “Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!” Read more