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Daybill Auntie Mame
is a 1958 American comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Patrick Dennis and the subsequent play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. The film was directed by Morton DaCosta and stars Rosalind Russell, who reprises her Tony-nominated role from the Broadway production. The movie was a commercial success, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 1958 and receiving six Academy Award nominations.
The film follows the life of Mame Dennis, a progressive, eccentric, and independent Manhattan socialite who suddenly becomes the guardian of her 10-year-old orphaned nephew, Patrick, in 1928. The plot chronicles the hilarious adventures of Mame as she raises Patrick and introduces him to her unconventional, free-spirited lifestyle. This often puts her at odds with his conservative trustee, Mr. Babcock, who attempts to steer Patrick toward a more traditional upbringing.
Cast: Rosalind Russell (Mame Dennis), Forrest Tucker (Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside), Coral Browne (Vera Charles), Fred Clark (Dwight Babcock), and Peggy Cass (Agnes Gooch).
Quote: The film is famous for the line, "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!".
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