The Mating Season (1951)
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A pair of top 20th Century Fox contractees were loaned to Paramount as stars of The Mating Season. Gene Tierney plays globe-trotting socialite Maggie Carleton, while Thelma Ritter is cast as Ellen McNulty, the hash-slinging mother of Maggie's husband, Val (John Lund). Perceiving that her son is embarrassed by his lower-class origins, Ellen poses as a maid when she attends Maggie and Val's wedding reception. Even after Val expresses displeasure at this deception, Ellen refuses to reveal her true identity, leading to a series of funny and poignant consequences. Miriam Hopkins co-stars as Ellen's blue-blooded mother, whose third-act arrival heralds the film's inevitable "moment of truth." Rest assured, The Mating Season is never dull. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Gene Tierney - Maggie Carleton
- Miriam Hopkins - Fran Carleton
- Jan Sterling - Betsy
- Larry Keating - Mr. Kallinger, Sr.
- Cora Witherspoon - Mrs. Williamson
- Ellen Corby - Annie
- Mary Young - Spinster
- Grayce Hampton - Mrs. Fahnstock
- Carol Coombs - Susie
- Beth Hartman - Receptionist
- Jimmy Hunt - Boy
- Gordon Arnold - Usher
- Richard R. Neill - Board member
- Bill Welsh - Mr. Paget
- Sam Ash - Board member
- Laura Elliot - Bridesmaid
- Beulah Parkington - Board member wife
- Jack Richardson - Board member
- Jean Acker - Party guest
- Bess Flowers - Wedding guest
- John Lund - Val McNulty
- Thelma Ritter - Ellen McNulty
- James Lorimer - George C. Kaninger, Jr.
- Gladys Hurlbut - Mrs. Conger
- Malcolm Keen - Mr. Williamson
- Billie Bird - Mugsy
- Samuel Colt - Col. Conger
- William Fawcett - Mr. Tuttle
- Margaret Farrell - Board of Directors' Wife
- Tito Vuolo - Industrialist
- Charles Dayton - Best Man at Wedding
- John Bryant - Usher at Wedding
- Martin Doric - Maitre d'
- Gilda Oliva - Telephone Girl
- Stapleton Kent - Dr. Chorley
- Kathryn Wilson - Board member wife
- Bob Kortman - Janitor
- Jean Ruth - Bridesmaid
- Willa Pearl Curtis - Goldie
- Director(s):
- Mitchell Leisen
- Writer(s):
- Walter Reisch, Charles Brackett, Richard L. Breen
- Producer(s):
- Charles Brackett
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- 1951 - The Mating Season - Berlin International Film Festival - Bronze Bear - Comedy
