The Mating Season (1951)
3.9 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 41min
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- Synopsis:
- After working-class mother Ellen McNulty (Thelma Ritter) runs into financial troubles, she takes a trip to see her son, Val (John Lund) who is now married to the sophisticated Maggie Carleton (Gene Tierney). Never having met her mother-in-law, Maggie mistakes her Ellen (Thelma Ritter) for the newly hired help. Ellen, believing that her son is ashamed of his modest background, pretends that she is indeed a housekeeper. The misunderstandings multiply as she tries to keep her real identity hidden from Maggie.
- Actors:
- Gene Tierney, John Lund, Miriam Hopkins, Thelma Ritter, Jan Sterling, Larry Keating, James Lorimer, Gladys Hurlbut, Cora Witherspoon, Malcolm Keen, Ellen Corby, Billie Bird, Mary Young, Samuel Colt, Grayce Hampton, William H. Welsh, William Fawcett, Carol Coombs, Jean Acker, Gordon Arnold
- Directors:
- Mitchell Leisen
- Narrated By:
- Art Gilmore
- Writers:
- Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch
- Others:
- Thelma Ritter
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Awards:
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