USA,
1947, 118 min
Directed by:
Michael CurtizScreenplay:
Donald Ogden StewartComposer:
Max SteinerCast:
William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor, Edmund Gwenn, Zasu Pitts, Jimmy Lydon, Emma Dunn, Martin Milner, Monte Blue, Clara Blandick, Creighton Hale (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
William Powell stars as Father, a Wall Street broker who likes to think he rules the roost. But when a small crisis over his religious upbringing causes havoc, it becomes clear that it's really his adoring wife (Irene Dunne) and their enterprising children who pull the strings. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1948 - William Powell (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1948 - J. Peverell Marley, William V. Skall (Best Cinematography (Color))
- 1948 - Max Steiner (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1948 - Best Achievement in Production Design
Golden Globes
- 1948 - Best Original Score
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1947 - William Powell (Best Actor)