True to Life

ONLY REAL LIFE COULD BE SO SCREWY! SO SENSATIONAL! SO GOOD!

Duration: 94 min
Release date: 1943-12-24
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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.

Comedy

True to Life

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Mary Martin
Mary Martin
as Bonnie Porter
Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
as Fletcher Marvin
Dick Powell
Dick Powell
as Link Ferris
Victor Moore
Victor Moore
as Pop Porter
Mabel Paige
Mabel Paige
as Mom Porter
William Demarest
William Demarest
as Uncle Jake
Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb
as Mr. Huggins
Beverly Hudson
Beverly Hudson
as Twips
Raymond Roe
Raymond Roe
as Clem
Ernest Truex
Ernest Truex
as Oscar Elkins
Harry Shannon
Harry Shannon
as Mr. Mason
Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews
as Frank (Bakery Foreman) (uncredited)
Maxine Ardell
Maxine Ardell
as Girl (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
Jack Baxley
as Man on Bus (uncredited)
Edna Bennett
Edna Bennett
as Woman on Bus (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher
as Radio Heavy (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Danny Borzage
as Beggar (uncredited)
Charles Cane
Charles Cane
as Expressman (uncredited)
Ken Carpenter
Ken Carpenter
as Announcer (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
as Subway Guard (uncredited)
Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton
as Woman (uncredited)
Frank Coleman
Frank Coleman
as Man on Bus (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin
as Man on Street (uncredited)
Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo
as Girl (uncredited)
Marjorie Deanne
Marjorie Deanne
as Girl (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Vernon Dent
as Man (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
as Radio Kitty (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Betty Farrington
as Mrs. Barkow (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Jack Gardner
as Radio Man (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger
as Dancer (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
as Radio Pop (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
Grace Hayle
as Woman (uncredited)
John Hiestand
John Hiestand
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Esther Howard
Esther Howard
as Woman (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
Bud Jamison
as Uncle Jim Farmer (uncredited)
Madora Keene
Madora Keene
as Radio Mom
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
as Cop (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy
as Customer (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
as Guide on Bus (uncredited)
Chris King
Chris King
as Girl (uncredited)
Alice Kirby
Alice Kirby
as Girl (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Man (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Matt McHugh
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Shirley Mills
Shirley Mills
as Radio Sister (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Charles R. Moore
as Gabe the Butler (uncredited)
Terry Moore
Terry Moore
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Edmund Mortimer
as Porter House Guest (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Paul Newlan
as Stage Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva
as Kapopolis (uncredited)
Marcella Phillips
Marcella Phillips
as Girl (uncredited)
Constance Purdy
Constance Purdy
as Woman in Subway (uncredited)
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
Fred Santley
Fred Santley
as Man (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Walter Soderling
as Man in Subway (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Harry Tyler
as Program Director (uncredited)
Gloria Williams
Gloria Williams
as Woman (uncredited)
Robert Winkler
Robert Winkler
as Radio Sonny (uncredited)
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