Overview
Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school.
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DirectorMorton DaCosta
WriterBetty Comden, Adolph Green
Cast
Rosalind Russell
Mame Dennis
Forrest Tucker
Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
Coral Browne
Vera Charles
Fred Clark
Dwight Babcock
Roger Smith
Patrick Dennis - Older
Patric Knowles
Lindsay Woolsey
Peggy Cass
Agnes Gooch
Jan Handzlik
Patrick Dennis - Younger
Joanna Barnes
Gloria Upson
Pippa Scott
Pegeen Ryan
Lee Patrick
Doris Upson
Willard Waterman
Claude Upson
Robin Hughes
Brian O'Bannion
Connie Gilchrist
Norah Muldoon
Yuki Shimoda
Ito
Brook Byron
Sally Cato MacDougall
Carol Veazie
Mrs. Burnside
Henry Brandon
Acacius Page
Frank Baker
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lela Bliss
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Keywords
based on novel or bookbased on play or musicalloveeccentricfree spiritorphanguardiannephewsocialitenonconformismbohemian1920s
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026