Mame (1974)
- Starring:
- Lucille Ball, Robert Preston, (more)
- Director(s):
- Gene Saks
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Mame
Lucille Ball stars in this film version of the hit Jerry Herman Broadway musical, which featured an electrifying performance by Angela Lansbury. As Patrick Dennis' plucky and resilient Auntie Mame, Ball's low-pitched, growling moan of a voice (a spine-chilling reminder of the sound of Linda Blair's demon-possession in The Exorcist) and her gaudy and lumbering fashion-horse gait turns Mame into an elderly cross-dresser. In this guise, Mame rehashes the plot from Dennis's novel and the previous non-musical Rosalind Russell film. During the Depression era 1930s, she enrolls her nephew into a liberal private school, tries a turn in show business (with the help of her friend Vera [Beatrice Arthur]), and marries a well-to-do Southern planter (Robert Preston). After her husband's death, Mame concerns herself with her now grown-up nephew, his girlfriend, and the girlfriend's intolerant parents. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 131 mins
Complete Cast of Mame
- Lucille Ball - Mame Dennis
- Bea Arthur - Vera Charles
- Bruce Davison - Older Patrick
- Joyce Van Patten - Sally Cato
- Lucille Benson - Mother Burnside
- James Brodhead - Floorwalker
- Jane Connell - Agnes Gooch
- Eric Gordon - Boyd
- Ruth McDevitt - Cousin Fan
- Burt Mustin - Uncle Jeff
- John Wheeler - Judge Bregoff
- Leonard Stone - Stage Manager
- Alice Nunn - Fat Lady
- Robert Preston - Beauregard
- Kirby Furlong - Young Patrick
- Don Porter - Mr. Upson
- George Chiang - Ito
- Barbara Bosson - Emily
- Audrey Christie - Mrs. Upson
- Doria Cook - Gloria Upson
- Patrick Laborteaux - Peter
- John McGiver - Mr. Babcock
- Bobbi Jordan - Pegeen
- Ned Wertimer - Fred Kates
- Roger Price - Ralph Divine
- Director(s):
- Gene Saks
- Writer(s):
- Paul Zindel
- Producer(s):
- James Cresson, Robert Fryer
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language, Suitable for Children, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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