Life with Father with William Powell: DVD Cover

    Life with Father Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: William Powell, Irene Dunne, Monte Blue, ZaSu Pitts

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    • DVD Release Date: 07/07/1998
    • Original Release: 1947
    • Rating: Not Rated

    Viewer Rating: (7 ratings)

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    Features

    Full length feature film; Direct scene access; Lobby poster; Biography; Interactive trivia questions and answers; Movie credits

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    0. Scene Index
    1. Credits [8:54]
    2. Breakfast [12:08]
    3. Maid Quits [10:01]
    4. Cora visits [10:38]
    5. DelMonico's [17:28]
    6. Father/son Talk [12:13]
    7. Sick [19:33]
    8. Shopping [13:09]
    9. Breakfast [13:16]

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    Editorial Reviews

    The longest-running non-musical play in Broadway history, Life With Father was faithfully filmed by Warner Bros. in 1947. William Powell is a tower of comic strength as Clarence Day, the benevolent despot of his 1880s New York City household. Irene Dunne co-stars as Day's wife Vinnie, who outwardly has no more common sense than a butterfly but who is the real head of the household. The anecdotal story, encompassing such details as the eldest Day son's (James Lydon) romance with pretty out-of-towner Mary (Elizabeth Taylor), is tied together by Vinnie's tireless efforts to get her headstrong husband baptized, else he'll never be able to enter the Kingdom of God. Each scene is a little gem of comedy and pathos, as the formidable Mr. Day tries to bring a stern businesslike attitude to everyday household activities, including explaining the facts of life to his impressionable son. Donald Ogden Stewart based his screenplay upon the play by Howard Lindsey (who played Mr. Day in the original production) and Russell Crouse; the play in turn was inspired by a series of articles written by Clarence Day Jr., shortly before his death in 1933. Due to a legal tangle with the Day estate, Life With Father was withdrawn from circulation after its first run; it re-emerged on the Public Domain market in 1975. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    Horrible DVD recordingby Anonymous

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    December 21, 2007: Movie's fantastic, of course, but the recording quality is aweful. When I first purchased, I immediately took it back B&N because I thought something was wrong with it! Exchanged for another, but it's bad too. Distorted sound, pauses in the audio, horrible picture. Sound almost makes this DVD unwatchable. B&N needs to stop selling this DVD.

    Great Movie-Terrible DVD editionby Anonymous

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    January 14, 2007: An enjoyable classic film. Unfortunately this DVD edition has very poor video quality--it looks like they copied off an old VHS. The Audio is the real problem. Possibly the most distorted audio track I've heard on a DVD, even for an old film. It's very hard to understand the words of the actors and the distortion, especially on the upper frequencies of the voice, is downright fatiguing. My kids really like this type of film but they couldn't get past the sound to enjoy this one.


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