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True to Life

True to Life

★ 8.0/10•1943•1h 34m•NR•Comedy

ONLY REAL LIFE COULD BE SO SCREWY! SO SENSATIONAL! SO GOOD!

A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics. The show becomes a big hit, but he begins to feel guilty about his charade when he falls in love with the family's pretty older daughter.

George Marshall · Director

Don Hartman · Screenplay

Harry Tugend · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 34m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 24, 1943

Actors

Mary Martin

Mary Martin

Bonnie Porter

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Fletcher Marvin

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Link Ferris

Victor Moore

Victor Moore

Pop Porter

Mabel Paige

Mabel Paige

Mom Porter

William Demarest

William Demarest

Uncle Jake

Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

Mr. Huggins

Beverly Hudson

Twips

Raymond Roe

Raymond Roe

Clem

Ernest Truex

Ernest Truex

Oscar Elkins

Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Mr. Mason

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Frank (Bakery Foreman) (uncredited)

Maxine Ardell

Girl (uncredited)

Jack Baxley

Man on Bus (uncredited)

Edna Bennett

Woman on Bus (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher

Radio Heavy (uncredited)

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