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True to Life
ONLY REAL LIFE COULD BE SO SCREWY! SO SENSATIONAL! SO GOOD!
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
1943-12-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Beverly Hudson
Twips
Raymond Roe
Clem
Ernest Truex
Oscar Elkins
Harry Shannon
Mr. Mason
Stanley Andrews
Frank (Bakery Foreman) (uncredited)
Maxine Ardell
Girl (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
Man on Bus (uncredited)
Edna Bennett
Woman on Bus (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Radio Heavy (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Beggar (uncredited)
Charles Cane
Expressman (uncredited)
Ken Carpenter
Announcer (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Subway Guard (uncredited)
Ethel Clayton
Woman (uncredited)
Frank Coleman
Man on Bus (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Man on Street (uncredited)
Yvonne De Carlo
Girl (uncredited)
Marjorie Deanne
Girl (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Man (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Radio Kitty (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Radio Man (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Dancer (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Radio Pop (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
Woman (uncredited)
John Hiestand
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Woman (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
Uncle Jim Farmer (uncredited)
Madora Keene
Radio Mom
Fred Kelsey
Cop (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy
Customer (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Guide on Bus (uncredited)
Chris King
Girl (uncredited)
Alice Kirby
Girl (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald
Man (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Shirley Mills
Radio Sister (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Gabe the Butler (uncredited)
Terry Moore
Little Girl (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Porter House Guest (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Stage Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
Kapopolis (uncredited)
Marcella Phillips
Girl (uncredited)
Constance Purdy
Woman in Subway (uncredited)
Tim Ryan
Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
Fred Santley
Man (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Man in Subway (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Program Director (uncredited)
Gloria Williams
Woman (uncredited)
Robert Winkler
Radio Sonny (uncredited)
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