Tish (1942)
In this comedy, the town gossip fills her time running the lives of others. Naturally, she is also a matchmaker. When she tries to find a suitable mate for her nephew, trouble ensues because he only has eyes for the daughter of the busybody's nemesis, the town judge. Meanwhile the girl the town yente wanted for her nephew finds herself attracted to the judge's son and ends up marrying him on the sly. He impregnates her and then goes to war. She later gives birth, but dies before she can tell anyone the truth. To protect her, the old gossip begins claiming the babe as her own. No one believes her. Fortunately, the judge's son returns and tells the truth. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Marjorie Main, ZaSu Pitts, (more)
- Director(s):
- S. Sylvan Simon
Synopsis of Tish
In this comedy, the town gossip fills her time running the lives of others. Naturally, she is also a matchmaker. When she tries to find a suitable mate for her nephew, trouble ensues because he only has eyes for the daughter of the busybody's nemesis, the town judge. Meanwhile the girl the town yente wanted for her nephew finds herself attracted to the judge's son and ends up marrying him on the sly. He impregnates her and then goes to war. She later gives birth, but dies before she can tell anyone the truth. To protect her, the old gossip begins claiming the babe as her own. No one believes her. Fortunately, the judge's son returns and tells the truth. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Tish
- Marjorie Main - Letitia Carberry
- Aline MacMahon - Lizzie Wilkins
- Lee Bowman - Charlie Sands
- Virginia Grey - Katherine Bowser
- Al Shean - Rev. Ostermaier
- Jessie Arnold - Woman on Street
- King Baggot - Men on Street
- Rudy Wissler - Newsboy
- Kathrun Sheldon - Acidulous Spinster
- Gertrude W. Hoffman - Spinster
- Margaret Bert - Mrs. Phelps
- Nora Cecil
- ZaSu Pitts - Aggie Pilkington
- Susan Peters - Cora Edwards
- Guy Kibbee - Judge Bowser
- Richard Quine - Ted Bowser
- Gerald Oliver Smith - Butler
- Robert E. O'Connor - Game Warden
- Byron Shores - Dr. McRegan
- Arthur Space - Court Clerk
- George Humbert - Italian
- Sam Ash
- Howard Hickman - Mr. Kelbridge
- William Farnum - Gardener
- Director(s):
- S. Sylvan Simon
- Writer(s):
- Thomas Seller, Harry Ruskin
- Producer(s):
- Orville O. Dull
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