Movie: True to Life

Top 10 Billed Cast

Mary Martin
Mary Martin

Bonnie Porter

Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone

Fletcher Marvin

Dick Powell
Dick Powell

Link Ferris

Victor Moore
Victor Moore

Pop Porter

Mabel Paige
Mabel Paige

Mom Porter

William Demarest
William Demarest

Uncle Jake

Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb

Mr. Huggins

Beverly Hudson
Beverly Hudson

Twips

Raymond Roe
Raymond Roe

Clem

Ernest Truex
Ernest Truex

Oscar Elkins

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  • Overview

    A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics. The show becomes a big hit, but he begins to feel guilty about his charade when he falls in love with the family's pretty older daughter.

  • Release Date

    1943-12-24

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    ONLY REAL LIFE COULD BE SO SCREWY! SO SENSATIONAL! SO GOOD!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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