Mama Loves Papa (1945)
A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing wife Jessie, furniture store employee Wilbur Todd is tossed headfirst into the world of small-town politics. Sized up as a patsy by crooked politician Kirkwood, poor Wilbur is plied with champagne as part of Kirkwood's scheme to land a sweetheart playground-equipment contract.
- Date of release
- 1945-08-08
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Frank R. Strayer
Casting
- Leon Errol — Wilbur Todd
- Elisabeth Risdon — Jessie Todd
- Edwin Maxwell — Kirkwood
- Emory Parnell — O'Leary
- Charles Halton — Appleby
- Paul Harvey — Mr. McIntosh
- Charlotte Wynters — Mrs. McIntosh
- Ruth Lee — Mabel
- Lawrence Tierney — Sharpe
Interesting facts
- Based on: Mama Loves Papa
Mama Loves Papa is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and written by Monte Brice, with a story by Keene Thompson and a screenplay by Charles E. Roberts. It is a loose remake of the 1933 film Mama Loves Papa, written by Douglas MacLean. The film was produced by RKO Radio Pictures and stars Leon Errol and Elizabeth Risdon.
Background
RKO bought the film rights to Paramount's 1933 film for $85,000. Two actors who had been in the 1933 version of this film returned to this 1945 remake in different roles. Tom McGuire who earlier played the character of O'Leary returned as the chief of police, and Ruth Warren who earlier played the role of Sara Walker returned as Mabel.
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