Life with Father (1947)

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Here for all!! All the happiness of the play that ran longer, the laughs that were louder than any known before!

A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.

• Released: 1947-09-13
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 73 votes

Directed by Michael Curtiz.

Top cast

• William Powell as Clarence Day Sr.
• Irene Dunne as Vinnie Day
• Elizabeth Taylor as Mary Skinner
• Edmund Gwenn as Rev. Dr. Lloyd
• Zasu Pitts as Cousin Cora Cartwright
• Jimmy Lydon as Clarence Day Jr.
• Emma Dunn as Margaret
• Moroni Olsen as Dr. Humphries
• Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Whitehead
• Derek Scott as Harlan Day

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Life with Father

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Darkroom, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Cineverse, DistroTV, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, FlixFling; buy on Amazon Video, FlixFling
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix, Brew; watch free on JustWatch TV, Plex, Pluto TV, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• India: stream on Artiflix, Brew; watch free on JustWatch TV, Tubi TV, Plex, Plex Channel
• Canada: stream on FlixFling, Artiflix, Brew; watch free on JustWatch TV, Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex, Cineverse; rent on FlixFling; buy on FlixFling
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix, Brew; watch free on JustWatch TV, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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