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The Mating Season

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After working-class mother Ellen McNulty (Thelma Ritter) runs into financial troubles, she takes a trip to see her son, Val (John Lund), who is now married to the sophisticated Maggie Carleton (Gene Tierney). Never having met her mother-in-law, Maggie mistakes her Ellen for the newly hired help. Ellen, believing that her son is ashamed of his modest background, pretends that she is indeed a housekeeper. The misunderstandings multiply as she tries to keep her real identity hidden from Maggie.

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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 10/24/2019
A pleasant comedy featuring the immensely likeable Thelma Ritter as a hamburger-stand operator who gets mistaken for a servant when she arrives to attend her son's wedding to a lady of distinction. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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steve d 07/21/2020 Cute enough because of the cast. See more 09/22/2019 TIERNEY, RITTER. HOPKINS: AT THE TOP OF THIER GAME Truly a beautiful movie! An underrated comedy of manners. Not a weak link in the cast Tierney wonderful,Hopkins over the top, Ritter amazing. The direction top notch. I cannot say enough about this film. See more 02/01/2019 The best comedy movie ever made! See more Read all reviews
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Mitch Leisen

Director

Gene Tierney

Maggie Carleton

John Lund

Val McNulty

Thelma Ritter

Ellen McNulty

Miriam Hopkins

Fran Carleton

Jan Sterling

Betsy
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Movie Info

Synopsis After working-class mother Ellen McNulty (Thelma Ritter) runs into financial troubles, she takes a trip to see her son, Val (John Lund), who is now married to the sophisticated Maggie Carleton (Gene Tierney). Never having met her mother-in-law, Maggie mistakes her Ellen for the newly hired help. Ellen, believing that her son is ashamed of his modest background, pretends that she is indeed a housekeeper. The misunderstandings multiply as she tries to keep her real identity hidden from Maggie.
Director
Mitch Leisen
Producer
Charles Brackett
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 12, 1951, Original
Runtime
1h 41m