Auntie Mame is a 1958 film based on the novel by Patrick Dennis and its theatrical adaptation by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. This film version stars Rosalind Russell and was directed by Morton DaCosta. Mame, a musical version of the story, was released in 1974 starring Lucille Ball as the titular character.
Mame (Russell) is the flamboyant, mad-cap aunt of a young boy Patrick, who is orphaned when his father dies. Placed in Mame's care,...
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Auntie Mame is a 1958 film based on the novel by Patrick Dennis and its theatrical adaptation by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. This film version stars Rosalind Russell and was directed by Morton DaCosta. Mame, a musical version of the story, was released in 1974 starring Lucille Ball as the titular character.
Mame (Russell) is the flamboyant, mad-cap aunt of a young boy Patrick, who is orphaned when his father dies. Placed in Mame's care, Patrick is quickly introduced to his aunt's free-spirited and eccentric lifestyle. As Mame watches her young nephew grow into a man she attempts to rescue him from the stuffy, conventional lifestyle towards which he is heading. Her frequently repeated motto is "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!"
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Rosalind Russell), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Peggy Cass), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White or Color (Malcolm Bert,...
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