Auntie Mame (film)

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Auntie Mame

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Directed by Morton DaCosta
Produced by Morton DaCosta
Written by Betty Comden
Adolph Green
based on the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee and the novel by Patrick Dennis
Starring Rosalind Russell
Forrest Tucker
Coral Browne
Roger Smith
Music by Bronislau Kaper
Cinematography Harry Stradling
Editing by William H. Ziegler
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) December 27, 1958
Running time 143 min.
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget Unknown

Auntie Mame is a 1958 film based on the novel of the same name, starring Rosalind Russell and directed by Morton DaCosta. The screenplay was adapted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green from the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee and the novel by Patrick Dennis. The original music score was composed by Bronislau Kaper. A musical version of the story was released in 1974 starring Lucille Ball as the titular character.

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Plot

The film stars Rosalind Russell as a flamboyant, mad-cap aunt of a young boy Patrick, who is left orphaned when his father dies. Left in Mame's care, Patrick is quickly introduced to his aunts' free-spirited and eccentric liftstyle. As Mame watches her young nephew grow into a man she attempts to rescue him from the stuffy, conventional lifestyle towards which he is heading.

Awards

The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Rosalind Russell), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Peggy Cass), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White or Color, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Film Editing and Best Picture. It was also nominated for three Golden Globes of which it won two.

Cast

Rosalind Russell as Mame Dennis

Production Crew

  • Production Design - Malcolm C. Bert
  • Art Direction - Malcolm C. Bert
  • Set Decoration - George James Hopkins
  • Costume Design - Orry-Kelly
  • Makeup Supervisor - Gordon Bau
  • Makeup - Gene Hibbs
  • Hair stylist - Myrl Stoltz
  • Makeup - Robert J. Schiffer
  • Assistant Director - Joseph Don Page
  • Art - interior - Robert Hanley
  • Storyboard - Harold Michelson
  • Sound Department - M.A. Merrick
  • Stunts - Roydon Clark, Bob Herron, Dick Hudkins, Boyd 'Red' Morgan, Audrey Scott, Dean Smith
  • Stage producers - Lawrence Carr & Robert Fryer
  • Music supervisor - Ray Heindorf

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