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.
Directed by Morton DaCosta
based on novel or book
based on play or musical
love
eccentric
free spirit
orphan
guardian
nephew
socialite
nonconformism
bohemian
1920s
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Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
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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
Crew
Morton DaCosta
Director
Adolph Green
Screenplay
Bronislau Kaper
Original Music Composer
Morton DaCosta
Producer
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Dean Smith
Stunts
Don Alvarado
Assistant Director
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Stunts
Bob Herron
Stunts
Popular Reviews
40 reviews
luciel
10.0★ · 01/31/26
we all wish we were auntie mame
we all wish we were auntie mame
Bea
10.0★ · 01/18/26
life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death.
life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death.
Megan
7.0★ · 10/15/25
Kinda need to be her I fear
Kinda need to be her I fear
Josue CalixtoPRO
9.0★ · 10/07/25
“That's a B. It's the first letter of a seven-letter word that means your late father.”-Mame Dennis
“That's a B. It's the first letter of a seven-letter word that means your late father.”-Mame Dennis
Urchin
8.0★ · 09/24/25
This movie!!!!! Beautiful gorgeous movie!!! A celebration of extravagance in the face of prim and proper world view. Beautiful story telling through hair color, hanging lamps and interior design
This movie!!!!! Beautiful gorgeous movie!!! A celebration of extravagance in the face of prim and proper world view. Beautiful story telling through hair color, hanging lamps and interior design
