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True to Life (1943)

1h 34m · 24 Dec 1943

ONLY REAL LIFE COULD BE SO SCREWY! SO SENSATIONAL! SO GOOD!

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A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics. The show becomes a big hit, but he begins to feel guilty about his charade when he falls in love with the family's pretty older daughter.

Movie ID138437
GenreComedy
DirectorGeorge Marshall
Main castMary Martin, Franchot Tone, Dick Powell, Victor Moore, Mabel Paige, William Demarest, Clarence Kolb, Beverly Hudson
Release date24 December 1943
Release year1943
LanguageEnglish
Duration94 min (1h 34m)
Rating8.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseParamount Pictures

Director: George Marshall
Writers: Ben Barzman, Harry Tugend, Don Hartman, Bess Boyle, Sol Barzman

Top cast

Mary MartinBonnie Porter Franchot ToneFletcher Marvin Dick PowellLink Ferris Victor MoorePop Porter Mabel PaigeMom Porter William DemarestUncle Jake Clarence KolbMr. Huggins
Beverly HudsonTwips
Raymond RoeClem Ernest TruexOscar Elkins Harry ShannonMr. Mason Stanley AndrewsFrank (Bakery Foreman) (uncredited)
Maxine ArdellGirl (uncredited)
Jack BaxleyMan on Bus (uncredited)
Edna BennettWoman on Bus (uncredited)
Billy BletcherRadio Heavy (uncredited)
Danny BorzageBeggar (uncredited)
Charles CaneExpressman (uncredited) Ken CarpenterAnnouncer (uncredited) Eddy ChandlerSubway Guard (uncredited)

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