Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
| Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad | |
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| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Produced by |
Stanley Rubin Ray Stark |
| Written by | Ian Bernard |
| Based on |
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (play) by Arthur L. Kopit |
| Starring |
Rosalind Russell Robert Morse Barbara Harris Hugh Griffith Jonathan Winters |
| Music by | Neal Hefti |
| Cinematography |
Charles Lawton, Jr. Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by |
Warren Low David Wages |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.175 million[1] |
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad: A Pseudoclassical Tragifarce in a Bastard French Tradition was the first play written by Arthur L. Kopit. The play opened off-Broadway at the Phoenix Repertory Theatre in New York City in 1962 and moved to the Morosco Theatre for 47 performances on Broadway in 1963. The principal roles were originated on Broadway by Hermione Gingold (Madame Rosepettle), Sam Waterston (Jonathan, her awkward son), Alix Elias (Rosalie, seductive babysitter), and Sandor Szabo (Commodore Roseabove). The director was Jerome Robbins.[2]
The play was turned into a film of the same name in 1967 starring Rosalind Russell, Robert Morse and Barbara Harris and directed by Richard Quine.
In the film version, Barbara Harris reprised her role of Rosalie from the 1962 Off-Broadway version of the play.
Plot
Described by the author as a "farce in three scenes", the story involves an overbearing mother who travels to a luxury resort in the Caribbean, bringing along her son and her deceased husband, preserved and in his casket.
Cast (film)
- Rosalind Russell as Madame Rosepettle
- Robert Morse as Jonathan
- Barbara Harris as Rosalie
- Hugh Griffith as Commodore Roseabove
- Jonathan Winters as Dad (Narrator)
- Lionel Jeffries as Airport Commander
- Cyril Delevanti as Hawkins
- Hiram Sherman as Breckenduff
- George Kirby as Moses
- Janis Hansen as The Other Woman
References
- ↑ Dick, Bernard F. "Engulfed: the death of Paramount Pictures and the birth of corporate Hollywood" (p. 105). The University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (2001). ISBN 0-8131-2202-3.
- ↑ Internet Broadway Database listing
External links
- Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad at the Internet Broadway Database
- Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad at the Internet Movie Database