Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame1958

Director: Morton Dacosta
Stars: Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Fred Clark
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 143 minutes

Remember darlings, "Life's a banquet, and most suckers are starving to death." That tag line sums up this exuberant and immensely amusing 1958 comedy that can be seen repeatedly, as it never grows stale. Rosalind Russell plays the flamboya… more »



Auntie Mame:
Oh, Agnes! Here you've been taking my dictations for weeks and you haven't gotten the message of my book: live!

Agnes Gooch:
Live?

Auntie Mame:
Yes! Live! Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!

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