Accidental Partners
Comedy · Romance
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Film / 1951
SOS - Zwei Schwiegermütter
Directed by
Mitchell Leisen
Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.
The story
Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.
Cast
Gene TierneyMaggie Carleton
John LundVal McNulty
Miriam HopkinsFran Carleton
Thelma RitterEllen McNulty
Jan SterlingBetsy
Larry KeatingMr. Kalinger Sr.
James LorimerGeorge Kalinger Jr.
Gladys HurlbutMrs. Conger
Cora WitherspoonMrs. Williamson
Malcolm KeenMr. Williamson
Ellen CorbyAnnie
Billie BirdMugsy
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Mary YoungSpinster
Samuel ColtColonel Conger
Grayce HamptonMrs. Fahnstock
William H. WelshMr. Paget
William FawcettMr. Tuttle
Carol CoombsSusie
Jean AckerParty Guest (uncredited)
Gordon ArnoldWedding Usher / Party Guest (uncredited)
Sam AshBoard Member (uncredited)
Tex BrodusParty Guest (uncredited)
John BryantWedding Usher / Party Guest (uncredited)
Beulah ChristianBoard Member's Wife (uncredited)
James ConatyMan in Hotel Lobby / Party Guest (uncredited)
Willa Pearl CurtisConger's Maid (uncredited)
Charles DaytonBest Man / Party Guest (uncredited)
Martin EricMaitre D' (uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumBoard Member (uncredited)
Margaret FarrellBoard Member's Wife (uncredited)
Elizabeth FlournoyMiss Penfield (uncredited)
Bess FlowersParty Guest (uncredited)
Mary Jane FrenchParty Guest (uncredited)
James GonzalezReceptionist (uncredited)
Beth HartmanReceptionist (uncredited)
Jimmy HuntBoy (uncredited)
Stapleton KentDr. Chorley (uncredited)
Bob KortmanJanitor (uncredited)
Lee MillerBus Driver (uncredited)
Hans MoebusParty Guest (uncredited)
Richard NeillBoard Member (uncredited)
Gilda OlivaTelephone Girl (uncredited)
Beulah ParkingtonBoard Member's Wife (uncredited)
Sally RawlinsonParty Guest (uncredited)
Bob RichParty Guest (uncredited)
Jack RichardsonBoard Member (uncredited)
Kasey RogersBridesmaid / Party Guest (uncredited)
Victor RomitoHotel Guest (uncredited)
Jean RuthBridesmaid (uncredited)
Hermine SterlerGerman Woman (uncredited)
Tito VuoloIndustrialist at Venetian Hotel (uncredited)
Kathryn WilsonBoard Member's Wife (uncredited)
Florence WixEmployment Agency Maid (uncredited)
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