Louisa (1950)

NR05/31/1950Comedy, Romance1h 30m
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The funniest thing that ever happened to a family!

Overview

Architect Hal Norton and wife Meg invite his widowed mother Louisa to move in with them, only to discover the sweet elderly lady is romantically involved with what seems to be every old coot in town.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Ronald Reagan

    Hal Norton

  2. Cast 1

    Ruth Hussey

    Meg Norton

  3. Cast 1

    Spring Byington

    Louisa Norton

  4. Cast 1

    Charles Coburn

    Mr. Burnside

  5. Cast 1

    Edmund Gwenn

    Mr. Hammond

  6. Cast 1

    Piper Laurie

    Cathy Norton

  7. Cast 1

    Scotty Beckett

    Jimmy Blake

  8. Cast 1

    Jimmy Hunt

    Chris Norton

  9. Cast 1

    Connie Gilchrist

    Gladys

Despite the name at the top of the billing, this film belongs fairly and squarely to the elderly folks - Spring Byington ("Louisa"), Edmund Gwenn ("Hammond") and Charles Coburn ("Burnside"). Both men are vying for the affections of the former - the mother of aspiring architect "Hal" (Ronald Reagan). The story moves along quickly and amusingly with the two resorting to more increasingly outlandish methods to secure the hand of "Louisa". Meantime, their antics are playing havoc on her son and on his family with whom she lives. Though the ending is a bit far-fetched, the joke still holds up remar...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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