The Mating Season (1951)
The comedy of the year!!!
101 min
Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.
- Release date
- January 12, 1951
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Gene Tierney as Maggie Carleton
- John Lund as Val McNulty
- Miriam Hopkins as Fran Carleton
- Thelma Ritter as Ellen McNulty
- Jan Sterling as Betsy
- Larry Keating as Mr. Kalinger Sr.
- James Lorimer as George C. Kalinger Jr.
- Gladys Hurlbut as Mrs. Conger
- Cora Witherspoon as Mrs. Williamson
- Malcolm Keen as Mr. Williamson
- Ellen Corby as Annie
- Billie Bird as Mugsy
- Mary Young as Spinster
- Grayce Hampton as Mrs. Fahnstock
- William Fawcett as Mr. Tuttle
- Carol Coombs as Susie
- Jean Acker as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Sam Ash as Board Member (uncredited)
- Tex Brodus as Party Guest (uncredited)
- John Bryant as Wedding Usher / Party Guest (uncredited)
- James Conaty as Man in Hotel Lobby / Party Guest (uncredited)
- Willa Pearl Curtis as Conger's Maid (uncredited)
- Charles Dayton as Best Man / Party Guest (uncredited)
- Franklyn Farnum as Board Member (uncredited)
Crew
- Mitchell Leisen · Director
- Charles Brackett · Writer
- Walter Reisch · Writer
- Richard L. Breen · Writer
- Caesar Dunn · Writer
- Charles Brackett · Producer
- Joseph J. Lilley · Composer
- Charles Lang · Cinematographer
- Frank Bracht · Editor