Not long after enjoying this movie for the first time, i received the book it is based upon, auntie mame. Auntie mame 1958 movie clip do the lillian gish routine. Auntie mame original, play, comedy, broadway opened in new york city oct 31, 1956 and played through jun 28, 1958. Bianca del rio discusses the enduring appeal of rosalind. A jewish widow falls in love with a japanese businessman. There are certain roles that are inextricably linked to their portrayors. The irreverent escapade, which in turn introduced me to the marvelous comic writing talent of patrick dennis. Run along to ito and tell him to bring me a light breakfast black coffee and a side car. It opens in 1928 when her young nephew patrick arrives at her doorstep as an orphan, in need of a guardian. Auntie mame 1958 opening theme, by bronislau kaper. Rosalind russell is at times madcap, sexy, girlish, ditzy, regal, tragic, and smart and of course ultimately brilliant. This rosalind russell vehicle nominally begins in 1928, right before the great stock market crash.
A classic from 1958 with a great performance by rosalind russell as the wealthy, eccentric. An irreverent escapade is a 1955 novel by american author patrick dennis chronicling the madcap adventures of a boy, patrick, growing up as the ward of the sister of. Auntie mame cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Rent auntie mame 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. This 1958 film version permits rosalind russell to recreate her stage role as. Base on a book and broadway play, the movie is still too theatrical due to da. The stage play auntie mame opened at the broadhurst theater in new york on october 31, 1956 and ran for 639 performances. Meeting her nephews snobbish dumbblonde fiancee for the first time youre, er, youre at school, dear.
See more ideas about auntie mame, auntie and angela lansbury. Bela lugosi as dracula, yul brynner as the king of siam, ethel merman as madame rose, and, of course, rosalind russell as auntie mame. An eccentric heiress raises her nephew to be a free spirit. Sorry to say, but lucille ball had done her best work much earlier in her career. I still regard auntie mame as one of the highest of achievements of. After receiving a catholic school education, she went to the american academy of dramatic art in new york, having convinced her mother that she intended. Rosalind russell title character, with actress friend vera coral browne, panics over the arrival of the banker fred clark shes been avoiding, come to check on the welfare of her orphan nephew patrick jan handzlik, in the first movie version of auntie mame, 1958. Opening theme to the 1958 movie auntie mame, starring rosalind russell, written by bronislau kaper.
Auntie mame 1958 official trailer rosalind russell, forrest. Rosalind on which her parents had sailed, at the suggestion of her father, a successful lawyer. In her autobiography life is a banquet, rosalind russell opined that it was a nice idea to. Auntie mame began as a novel by patrick dennis aka ed fitzgerald, then was adapted into a longrunning broadway play by jerome lawrence and robert e. Rosalind russell discusses auntie mame, her religion, and the many roles shes played on screen. This 1958 film version permits rosalind russell to recreate her stage role as mame dennis, the flamboyant, devilmaycare aunt of young, impressionable patrick dennis. But practically nothing in the movie stays true to a historical period, so you. For those who love film classics, the 1958 auntie mame starring rosalind russell has been released on bluray video originally photographed by the famous cinematographer, harry stradling sr. She recognised that there was something in that movie i needed, some connection between the fey, quiet. Meanwhile, obannion insists mame accompany him to a party to meet movie.
Rosalind russell, yuki shimoda, jan handzlik, and peggy cass were in the original cast, and reprise their roles in the film. Auntie mame 1958 was her highest rated movie while the girl rush 1955 was her lowest rated movie. At two hours and twentythree minutes, auntie mame 1958 is a long, lavish, bigbudget warner bros. Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death. There are special movies which linger in the memory, and having seen this at age 6 in 1958, auntie mame has remained not the best film of all time, but my favorite movie because of its heartfelt generosity of humor, its touching portrayal of love among eccentrics, and the inimitable dynamo that is rosalind russell at her or anyone elses. Conflict ensues when the executor of his fathers estate objects to the aunts lifestyle.
The film auntie mame has the character of being of course very exuberantly played by the late and great rosalind russell and in her capable hands the role she originated on the broadway stage has yet to be surpassed. Cast and crew credits for auntie mame, 1958, directed by morton dacosta, with rosalind russell, forrest tucker, coral browne, at turner classic movies. As embodied by the incomparable rosalind russell, sporting the. Rosalind russell turns in a flamboyant but beautifully controlled performance in the hollywood version of the stage triumph. Auntie mame by morton da costa morton da costa, rosalind.
I was first introduced to auntie mame through the rosalind russell film, which is just wonderful. As patrick grows, he learns to live by auntie mames motto. This is not the same as the musical version, mame but instead is the brillant tour deforce performance by rosalind russell. Rosalind russell interview about auntie mame 1958 youtube. The movie s not an absolute turkey, but it doesnt hold up very well next to auntie mame rosalind russell is dynamic, whereas lucille ball is a bit creaky in comparison.
Legendary lucille ball heads an allstar cast in her final feature film appearance. Mame is an unconventional individualist socialite from the roaring 20s. Theres a newspaper closeup showing the date, and the characters discuss the date as well, since theyve mixed up the arrival of mames orphaned nephew, patrick. The 1958 movie auntie mame is considered a classic, and its a kick to watch for the constantly changing, overthetop sets and costumes it was based on a popular stage play starring the fabulous rosalind russell, who reprised her role in the film. The official database for broadway theatre information. The comedy movie dvd stars rosalind russell, and other famed actors, such as roger smith, coral browne, forrest tucker and fred clark. Babcock roger smith patrick dennis joanna barnes gloria upson patric knowles lindsay woolsey peggy cass agnes gooch jan handzlik patrick dennis as a child pippa scott pegeen ryan lee patrick mrs. This lush screen adaptation of the broadway musical hit auntie mame continues the story of the eccentric mame who believes that life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death.
Auntie mame is a 1958 american technicolor comedy film based on the 1955 novel of the same name by patrick dennis and its theatrical adaptation by jerome lawrence and robert edwin lee. Auntie mame movie 1958 rosalind russell, forrest tucker. Auntie mame 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. You can imagine how pleased i was to find this book and to know that the adventures went even further than the film. Auntie mame 1958 rosalind russell as mame dennis imdb. Have fun and watch a cheerful and uplifting film with the auntie mame dvd. The story is about a bohemian socialite that survives the crash of 1929, marries a millionaire and teaches her nephew how to live. With good will she makes attempts in various fields of activities but she is regularly. Auntie mame began as a novel by patrick dennis aka ed fitzgerald, then was. The crash of 1929 takes most of aunt mames wealth, forcing her to give up her highsociety life style and to look for a job. See more ideas about auntie mame, rosalind russell and auntie.
Auntie mame 1958, adapting a stage hit from another great writing team jerome lawrence and robert e. Rosalind russell and alec guinness in a majority of one 1961 12 pm est auntie mame 1958 starring. There is something unbelievably magical about this film and this is the film that brought rosalind russell the actress into my view. This film version stars rosalind russell and was directed by morton dacosta. When hugh ryans grandmother showed him the rosalind russell film auntie mame, its outlandishness and glamour transported him to another world hugh ryan fri 6. Plot little patrick, orphaned at ten, is in the care of his aunt mame, an eccentric lady that shines for her spirit and dynamism in the most elegant new york society of 1928. For this full movie version of the stage play, with rosalind russell again at the center of it all, does sure enough generate gales of.
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