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Auntie Mame Overview:

Auntie Mame (1958) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Morton DaCosta and produced by Morton DaCosta.

SYNOPSIS

Sharp-witted, zippy comedy about a woman who lives life to the absolute fullest. When her orphaned 10-year-old nephew shows up on her doorstep, a new life begins for both. Mame's digs provide a cool look at what the 1950s considered bohemian hip, too. Later became the Broadway warhorse, Mame.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1958 --- Ceremony Number 31 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best ActressRosalind RussellNominated
Best Supporting ActressPeggy CassNominated
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Malcolm Bert; Set Decoration: George James HopkinsNominated
Best CinematographyHarry Stradling, Sr.Nominated
Best Film EditingWilliam ZieglerNominated
Best PictureWarner Bros.Nominated
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Auntie Mame BlogHub Articles:

On Blu-ray: Rosalind Russell as Auntie Mame (1958)

By KC on Dec 22, 2017 From Classic Movies

Auntie Mame (1958) is an outrageously charming film. It insists on your love. Against all odds it even charmed my Taylor Swift-loving skeptical tween. As she sat there howling at Rosalind Russell attempting and failing to master the complexities of a telephone switchboard I felt the awe of a true cl... Read full article

Auntie Mame (1958)

By Beatrice on Sep 15, 2016 From Flickers in Time

Auntie Mame Directed by Morton DaCosta Written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green from the novel by Patrick Dennis 1958/USA Warner Bros. Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Rosalind Russell IS Auntie Mame and this is an entertaining film in the 50’s brash Technicolor mode. Patrick Dennis’s f... Read full article

Auntie Mame (1958)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 31, 2014 From 4 Star Films

With Rosalind Russell reprising her role from the stage, this film is made by her scene stealing portrayal. The film opens when a rich man dies suddenly and his young son is sent to live with his Auntie Mame. She is a social, energetic and free-spirited woman. Despite the fact that Patrick was raise... Read full article

Auntie Mame (1958)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 31, 2014 From 4 Star Films

With Rosalind Russell reprising her role from the stage, this film is made by her scene stealing portrayal. The film opens when a rich man dies suddenly and his young son is sent to live with his Auntie Mame. She is a social, energetic and free-spirited woman. Despite the fact that Patrick was raise... Read full article

CMBA FABULOUS FILMS OF THE 50′s BLOGATHON: Auntie Mame (1958)

By Lara on May 26, 2014 From Backlots

Hello again readers, it is a rare occasion when I make two posts in a single day, but in addition to being Memorial Day (necessitating my post about the Hollywood Canteen this morning), today is the last day of the CMBA Fabulous Films of the 50s Blogathon and I am signed up to cover one of my favori... Read full article

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Auntie Mame Quotes:

Mame Dennis: That's a B. It's the first letter of a seven-letter word that means your late father.
Vera Charles: [to Mame regarding her loud, jingly bracelets] What the HELL have you got back there, reindeer?
Gloria Upson: Miss Charles, I've just got to tell you how I adored you in "Mary of Scotland."
Vera Charles: Did you dear? That was Helen Hayes.
Dwight Babcock: [Angrily] I am going to turn this kid into a decent, God-fearing Christian if I have to break every bone in his body!
Agnes Gooch: [about her evening with Brian... that she can't remember] I lived. I gotta find out what to do now!
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Auntie Mame Facts
Mame's line in French at Macy's is "Après moi, le déluge" ("After me, the flood"). This quote is attributed to King Louis XV of France and represents a philosophy of living for now when disaster looms in the future. In the movie, it relates to purchasing Christmas gifts on credit so that one doesn't have to worry about paying for them right away, something that a rich socialite would be very comfortable with.
Peggy Cass won the 1957 Tony Award (New York City) for Best Featured Actress in a Drama for "Auntie Mame" and recreated her role in the film version.
The technique Rosalind Russell uses to interrupt and insult Mr. Babcock - "Nuts?" - was previously used against her character "Sylvia Fowler" in The Women after Sylvia's line "I wouldn't dream of hurting Mary".
Rosalind Russell was nominated for the 1957 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "Auntie Mame" and recreated her role in the film version.
The stage play "Auntie Mame" opened at the Broadhurst Theater in New York on October 31, 1956 and ran for 639 performances. Rosalind Russell, Yuki Shimoda, Jan Handzlik, and Peggy Cass were in the original cast and reprise their roles in the film.
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