True to Life
24/12/1943
2h



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.
Cast


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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