AUNTIE MAME

Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Fred Clark, Roger Smith

Warner Bros.; Directed by Morton DaCosta

143 minutes; 1958

Mame is an exuberant and individualist socialite in the roaring 20’s. When her brother dies she is obligated to raising her nephew Patrick. Patrick’s father arranged for an executor of his will to keep his son away from Mame’s unconventional lifestyle. In spite of this Mame and Patrick grow very devoted to each other and are tested together when the country falls into the Great Depression. They make it through this and many other tests with outrageous consequences.