True to Life (1943)

8.0/10 94 min Comedy

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.

Cast

Mary Martin

Bonnie Porter

Franchot Tone

Fletcher Marvin

Dick Powell

Link Ferris

Victor Moore

Pop Porter

Mabel Paige

Mom Porter

William Demarest

Uncle Jake

Clarence Kolb

Mr. Huggins

Raymond Roe

Clem

Ernest Truex

Oscar Elkins

Harry Shannon

Mr. Mason

Stanley Andrews

Frank (Bakery Foreman) (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Radio Heavy (uncredited)

Charles Cane

Expressman (uncredited)

Ken Carpenter

Announcer (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Subway Guard (uncredited)

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