The Mating Season

The Mating Season

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Mother-in-law | Mistaken Identity

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  • Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Mitchell Leisen, Oscar Rudolph
  • Cast(s): Gene Tierney, John Lund, Thelma Ritter, Miriam Hopkins, Jan Sterling See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 41min
  • Music: Sidney Cutner,George Parrish,John Cope,Gus Levene,Joseph J. Lilley
  • Award(s): Golden Laurel 1952 (Won)
    Oscar 1952 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Tuner, The Idea of You
  • Story:
    Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.
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STORY

Story
Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.

AWARDS

Won
Golden Laurel Award

Top Female Comedy Performance | 1952

Bronze Berlin Bear Award

Best Comedy | 1951

Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 1952

Golden Globe Award

Best Supporting Actress | 1952

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Although playing his mother in this film, Thelma Ritter was only 9 years older than John Lund.

Included among the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the 500 movies nominated for the Top 100 Funniest American Movies.

Cast includes five stars who earned Oscar nominations during their careers: Gene Tierney, Miriam Hopkins, Thelma Ritter, Ellen Corby, and Jan Sterling.

When Ellen (Thelma Ritter) says "That would blow [your marriage] higher than Kelsey's eyebrows", she is alluding to character actor Fred Kelsey, known for his bushy eyebrows.

The actor listed as James Lorimer is the same actor listed as James Larmore in the 1948 film "A Foreign Affair".

Popular Dialogues

"Ellen McNulty: Listen, if you're a chicken, you can fool people about your feathers. But when you start laying eggs all over the place, they know you're a chicken."

"Ellen McNulty: When you stop worrying, you'll be dead."