Oh how Rosalind Russell deserved an Oscar for this impeccable performance. Though it's not possible, no one should do this role again. If you've seen this Mame, that's all you ever need to see. No one could improve on this, except maybe God Himself. What a tour de force! What talent!
Ben Wass Those were the days when almost every nominee deserved the Oscar. Today? Hardly anyone deserves one. And of course, Ms. Russell was glad for Ms. Hayward. She was also gracious. Susan Hayward deserved the win. Plus, they WRONGLY always go for a dramatic performance over a comedic performance. That's not right.
You are so correct !! Lucille Ball's rendition was Awful !! I was embarrassed for Her !! Ms. Russell's could not and should not be touched !! Excellence !!
What a good best-friend. Know just when to replace an empty glass with a full one. And the look on her face was "Take this, you look like you need it." Such great actors!
Orry-Kelly did the costume design. He didn’t win for this movie but won three Oscars for other films including Some Like It Hot and An American In Paris.
A great film because of a great star, great director, brilliant cast. They stuck close to the play, disregarding advice to play it down. Instead they played it to the hilt and gave us a marvelous movie they could never make today.
Leone Avery Roger Smith was your grandfather? He was brilliant in this movie and in 77 Sunset Strip. Are you by chance named after one of Roger’s children, Tracey Leone?
"Building a home for refugee Jewish children." What a great line. What a great scene. (Bunny Bixby and Muriel Puse. Can't get anymore wasp-ish than that)
WHUTS THAT???!!!! LOL And its Bunny Bixler, not Bixby. Also its Muriel Puce, not puse. Interesting when you consider that puce is actually the name of a color. An AWFUL color which is kind of a brownish purple. On the order of fuchsia, only darker.
Exactly , those names are extremely wasp-ish. My family and I knew people like the Upsons when I was a teen, only for business, my father tolerated them for business only and made comments to them kind of off the wall . They were left dumbfounded , they did not get my dad's dry sense of humor . Instead of a Glory they had a Shelleigh yes that spelling , the girl talked constantly about how much money she had , it was so boring!
Gloria - actress Joanna Barnes, is in both versions of "The Parent Trap." She is Brian Keith's fiancee in the original and the mother, "Aunt Vicki", in the remake.
Fabulous!! one of the best scenes in Hollywood history. Jerry Herman did music for the Broadway version. The best part of all is that it's based upon a bio. What a great aunt Mame would have been!
Its amazing to me how my life has been amazing because of what Auntie Mame Did for me as a child. Live live live life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death...
Joanna Barnes didn't make many movies, but she created one of the funniest awful people in movies in "Auntie Mame" and another in "Parent Trap." Wherever she is, she should be proud.
She returned to her first love, writing. She went to Smith College for that and was working at TIME magazine when a friend's mother sent her picture into a talent search contest.
How Rosalind Russell didn't win an academy award for best actress in this movie is beyond me, and something of a tragedy. Though I read an interview she did in the early 1970s where Russell herself didn't think it was her best performance. Go figure.
Joanna Barnes, who plays Gloria here, also played Vicky, the scheming almost-stepmother in the original version of The Parent Trap. Two VERY different characters. I’m still in awe.
Two of the most hilarious books I read as a teenager were "Auntie Mame" and "Little Me", both by Patrick Dennis, and both adapted as Broadway musicals.
Loved this book so much as a kid. When I was in school I remember sitting in a class reading this book when I was supposed to be doing something else. I read something that cracked me up and I burst out laughing. My teacher walked back to my desk with a very annoyed look on her face to see what I was laughing at. She picked up the book, saw it was AUNTIE MAME and said....."carry on.' She gave me a smile and walked back to her desk. I will never forget that moment. So glad you liked it too! BEST WISHES
Thanks for sharing that anecdote. No one who hasn't read the book--or at least seen the movie--would understand how sweet that moment must have been. Best to You.
Bronxboy47 I have loved this movie since I was 8 and now 30 I still can't ever get enough of it. Rosalind Russell has been a favorite of mine since I saw her in His Girl Friday as a kid lol and this story has always been an absolute favorite of mine...I read the book in 5th grade and just recently found a rare 1950's edition while walking the streets of NY and I almost died! steven steele that is an awesome story as well! LIFE IS A BANQUET AND MOST POOR SUCKERS ARE STARVING! Smile Always 😀!
They showed this movie this morning at Bowtie Cinemas... My friend Dee and I went... it is so cool to see it on the big screen again. It is the best version.... Even though, I do love the songs in the musical...
williard waterman as the girl's father; Joanna Barnes doing an superb job as the snobbish daughter, way underrealized actress Peggy Cass as Ms. Gooch, Ann-Margret's husband Roger Smith plays Patrick (formerly of 77 Sunset Strip), and Lee Patrick (Effie from the Maltese Falcon) as girl's mom. What a cast!
This movie not only served as a foundation of decor fabulousness, it made me understand the country club scene in “Trading Places” in a whole new light!
How did youtube know that I absolutely looove this movie when it put it first in recommended videos for me. Unfortunately it means that youtube/google thinks that I'm a rich, white, gay man. I assure you I am neither rich nor white...nor gay, but when watching this clip, I strangely feel that I should be....hmmm. (all in good jest--no homophobia here :) )
Funny clip. I love this movie. The actress playing Gloria is hilarious. Love the way she says "ghastly", lol. I auditioned for Gooch several times but I wasn't pretty enough. How sad is that?
The Upsons had some really interesting reactions common in the 50's , I hope people learn to never be like these people. Auntie Mame knew exactly what to do about them , it was one of the most amazing scenes in any movie
And this ghastly thing happened. We were both playing way over our heads. And the score was 29 -28. And we had this really terrific volley and I stepped back to get tihs really terriffic shot... and I stepped on the ping pong ball...
Oh how I wish I could’ve seen Rosalind Russell do the musical version instead of Lucille Ball. I Love Lucy but she truly wasn’t suited for the role and Rosalind Russell def had a better singing voice. How amazing would it have been to see her opposite Bea Arthur!? 🙌
