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True to Life (1943)

NR · 1943-12-24 · 1h 34m · EN
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ONLY REAL LIFE COULD BE SO SCREWY! SO SENSATIONAL! SO GOOD!

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.

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George MarshallDirector

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Mary MartinMary MartinBonnie PorterFranchot ToneFranchot ToneFletcher MarvinDick PowellDick PowellLink FerrisVictor MooreVictor MoorePop PorterMabel PaigeMabel PaigeMom PorterWilliam DemarestWilliam DemarestUncle JakeClarence KolbClarence KolbMr. HugginsRaymond RoeRaymond RoeClemErnest TruexErnest TruexOscar ElkinsHarry ShannonHarry ShannonMr. MasonStanley AndrewsStanley AndrewsFrank (Bakery Foreman) (uncredited)Maxine ArdellMaxine ArdellGirl (uncredited)

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Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityRadio Show · WriterDialogue densityComedyDirector preference261509Actor preference335477 · 223458 · 299686Country preferenceUs

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What is True to Life about?

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.

How long is True to Life?

True to Life has a runtime of 94 minutes.