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- 1947
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 58 m
- 1947
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 58 m
Summary A financier from New York City rules his numerous family, consisting of his wife and his four sons, with the meticulousness of a bookkeeper.
Directed By: Michael Curtiz
- 1947
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 58 m
- 1947
- Approved
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 58 m
Life with Father
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Summary A financier from New York City rules his numerous family, consisting of his wife and his four sons, with the meticulousness of a bookkeeper.
Directed By: Michael Curtiz
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
73
80% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
20% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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Powell is nothing less than magnificent as the mustached philosophizing patriarch, and Dunne casts a warm glow beside him. Elizabeth Taylor, Martin Milner, Jimmy Lydon, and Edmund Gwenn all contribute strong supporting performances; Michael Curtiz provides his usual sure-handed direction.
All that the fabulous play had to offer in the way of charm, comedy, humor and gentle pathos is beautifully realized in the handsomely Technicolored picture.
Irene Dunne and William Powell have captured to a considerable extent the charm of the play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse [based on the book by Clarence Day Jr]. The major humor of the story, based on Father's eccentric characteristics and Mother's continual mollifying of his tantrums, is still evident in the pic.
The director, Michael Curtiz, seems to be totally out of his element in this careful, deadly version of the celebrated, long-running Broadway comedy.
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 4 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
