It all started in Schneider's opera house

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Movie
German title It all started in Schneider's opera house
Original title Mother Wore Tights
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1947
length 107 minutes
Rod
Director Walter Lang
script Lamar Trotti
Mariam Young (book)
production Lamar Trotti for
20th Century Fox
music Alfred Newman
Charles Henderson
camera Harry Jackson
cut J. Watson Webb Jr.
occupation

It began in Schneider's opera house (original title: Mother Wore Tights , reference title: The loveliest parents in the world ) is a 1947 American comedy film by Walter Lang with Betty Grable and Dan Dailey and Mona Freeman in the leading roles. The story of a vaudeville family is told . The script is based on Miriam Young's book Mother Wore Tights , which was published in New York in 1944. It is one of Betty Grable's most popular films.

The film received three Academy Award nominations . In the category of "Best Original Score in a music film" was Alfred Newman for his music emerged victorious from the nomination.

action

After Myrtle McKinley graduated from Oakland, California high school in 1900 , her grandparents, who the girl lives with, assume that Myrtle will attend business college in San Francisco. However, Myrtle has very different plans and joins a variety show. There the young lady met the singer and dancer Frank Burt, with whom she soon formed a dream duo on the variety stages. Myrtle hopes to marry Frank in the near future. When he makes no move, however, she leaves him and appears with another singer. However, Myrtle quickly realizes that these appearances are not as successful as the one with Frank, and so she returns to him. After a short time, Frank actually makes the longed-for marriage proposal to her, and as a happy couple they travel the country in the following years, rushing from performance to performance.

When Myrtle becomes pregnant, she withdraws into private life, while Frank continues to perform, now with changing partners. Myrtle, who lives on her grandparents' estate, gives birth to a girl who is named Iris. Three years later, the couple had another daughter, Mikie.

After a few years have passed, Myrtle receives a telegram from Frank who urgently asks her to replace a partner who has surprisingly jumped out. Myrtle is only too happy to comply with this request and from now on the couple will go on tour together again and are more successful than ever. Iris and Mikie are now being looked after by their grandmother, but suffer from the fact that they rarely see their parents. When the family is separated again at Christmas, the girls are sent by their grandmother to their parents, who are currently visiting Boston. They really enjoy the family atmosphere that prevails in the vaudeville troupe.

Again, the time passes before the family can spend a summer vacation together again. Here, too, all four family members manage to positively animate the somewhat boring place. The young Iris also meets Bob Clarkman, one of the most respected families in the area. After this vacation, Iris and Mikie are housed in an exclusive boarding school very close to Bob by their parents. So Iris can continue to meet Bob. When the parents plan a gig in town, Iris is horrified; she is ashamed in front of Bob and the classmates who will now find out about her parents' job. In contrast, Mikie, who rebukes her sister, is completely different. Myrtle has meanwhile agreed with the headmistress that the girls' classmates visit their performance. They are completely enthusiastic about Iris parents, who realizes how stupid she has been. And so it happens that some time later Iris becomes an honorary student because of her musical talent. It turns out that both girls have inherited their parents' love for show business and are following in their footsteps. Iris and Bob get married, and Mikie also finds the right man for life, and soon there are also children who keep coming to visit their grandparents.

background

The film was shot from mid-October 1946 to mid-January 1947 in the 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles , California. The film had an estimated budget of $ 2,727,000. Darryl F. Zanuck acted as executive producer .

The studio bought the rights to Miriam (Mikie) Young's book, a biography about her parents, in October 1945 for $ 23,000. Frank A. Burt, b. as Augustus Berek, and Myrtle McKinley, had a long career in vaudeville as "Burt and Rosedale". The studio originally announced that Peggy Ann Garner would play Iris, who would eventually be played by Mona Freeman. On February 2, 1948, the Lux Radio-Theater broadcast a radio-adapted version of Mother Wore Tights with Betty Grable and Dan Dailey.

Betty Grable often said that this nostalgic, true-story musical film was her personal favorite among her numerous films. Born at the height of her popularity and happy personal life, it shows off her talent and cheerful personality. The chemistry with Dan Dailey was also right. The shooting was delayed, however, because the studio unsuccessfully negotiated with Warner Bros. over the loan of James Cagney and with MGM over Fred Astaire . When filming finally began in October 1946, Grable was pregnant with their second daughter. Zanuck's hired Dan Dailey turned out to be the perfect partner for Grable. They made three more films together and remained friends for life. Mother Wore Tights became a huge box office hit.

Grable was one of the top ten box office stars for ten years, starting in 1942; eight years of that she was even the top female star and in 1943 surpassed everyone else. By 1945, Grable was the highest paid star in Hollywood, making nearly $ 300,000 a year.

Music in the film
  • Ta-ra-ra Boom-der-é , music: Henry J. Sayers
  • MOTHER ( A Word That Means the World to Me ), music: Theodore Morse, text: Howard Johnson , sung by a choir at a party
  • Daddy, You've Been a Mother to Me , written by Fred Fisher , sung by a choir at a party
  • Burlington Bertie from Bow , written by William Hargreaves, sung and danced by Dan Dailey, and later by Betty Grable
  • You Do , music: Josef Myrow , text: Mack Gordon , sung and danced by Dan Dailey (with choir) and Betty Grable (with quartet); also by Mona Freeman, voice of Imogene Lynn
  • This Is My Favorite City , music and lyrics as before, sung and danced by Dan Dailey and Betty Grable
  • We're a Couple of Broadway Brothers , music and lyrics as before, sung and danced as before
  • Kokomo, Indiana , music and lyrics as before, sung and danced as before
  • Tra-La-La-La, music and lyrics as before, sung by Betty Grable, Dan Dailey and Connie Marshall
  • There's Nothing Like a Song , music and lyrics as before, performed by Betty Grable and Dan Dailey
  • Fare-Thee-Well, Dear Alma Mater , music and lyrics as before, sung by a choir
  • Rolling Down Bowling Green / On a Little Two-Seat Tandem , music and text as before, performed as before
  • Silent Night, Holy Night , written by Franz Gruber , performed by Mona Freeman with the voice of Imogene Lynn
  • The Mountain , written and performed by Señor Wences
  • Lily of the Valley , music: Anatol Friedland, text: L. Wolfe Gilbert, sung by everyone and a choir
  • Singing Down the Lane , music: Isham Jones , text: Gus Kahn , sung by Mona Freemann / Imogene Lynn, Robert Arthur (I) and a choir
  • Stumbling , written by Zez Confrey , sung by Lee Patrick and Chick Chandler
  • At a Georgia Camp Meeting , written by Kerry Mills , danced by Betty Grable, Stephen Kirchner and a choir in the school musical scene
  • Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey ( I Never Knew Any Girl Like You ), music: Albert Von Tilzer , text: Junie McCree, sung by the choir girls

Publications

The film was first shown in the United States on August 20, 1947 in New York under the original title Mother Wore Tights , on September 20, 1947 it was then generally in cinemas. In Germany the film was not shown in the cinema. It premiered on February 22, 1991 on Pro 7 TV . Alternatively, it ran in Germany under the title The loveliest parents in the world .

Further release dates and titles:

  • Sweden: November 17, 1947 - scandal efter noter
  • Australia: February 26, 1948 - as in the USA
  • Argentina: November 25, 1948 - Siempre en tus brazos
  • France: May 13, 1949 - Maman était new-look
  • Portugal: June 20, 1949 - Semper nos Teus Braços
  • Netherlands: September 16, 1949 - Moeder was Actrice
  • Austria: April 8, 1950 - Betty vom Variete
  • Finland: October 17, 1952 - Kevytmielinen aitini
  • Spain: (Madrid): July 6, 1953 - Siempre en tus brazos
  • Belgium (French title): Maman était vedette
  • Brazil: … E os Anos Passaram , alternatively E os Anos Se Passam
  • Greece: Panta stin angalia sou

criticism

When the film was released, ratings ranged from lukewarm to enthusiastic. The New York Times critics said it was "a pretty good song and dance show." It was said of Betty Grable that she was “in Technicolor balm for the eyes” and Dan Dailey also showed a “high degree of personality”. Time found the film "a little weak on a dramatic level" but found benevolent words for the stars. There, too, Dan Dailey's personality was highlighted and it was said that he really could sing and dance. Betty Grable can also sing and her joy in playing a generous and happy woman is "contagious", which covers up small theatrical defects. But what she really can do is dance. And she still has the most beautiful legs in the industry.

The lexicon of international film conceded the filming: "Well-played musical entertainment film without deeper intentions."

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mother Wore Tights overview at TCM - Turner Classic Movies (English)
  2. ↑ Mother Wore Tights notes at TCM (English)
  3. ↑ a b c Mother Wore Tights at TCM (English)
  4. ↑ Mother Wore Tights movie poster
  5. ^ The Betty from Variete Illustrated Film Program 261
  6. ↑ It began in Schneider's opera house. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used