True to Life 80 years old

ONLY REAL LIFE COULD BE SO SCREWY! SO SENSATIONAL! SO GOOD!

True to Life

A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics. The show becomes a big hit, but he begins to feel guilty about his charade when he falls in love with the family's pretty older daughter.

Credits

True to Life Cast

Name Character
Edmund Mortimer He was 69, 69 years old when he died as Porter House Guest
Ann Doran She was 32, 89 years old when she died as Radio Kitty
Terry Moore She was 14, now 95 years old as Little Girl
J. Farrell MacDonald He was 68, 77 years old when he died as Bit Role
Charles Cane He was 44, 74 years old when he died as Expressman
Yvonne De Carlo She was 21, 84 years old when she died as Bit Role (uncredited)
Dick Powell He was 39, 58 years old when he died as Link Ferris
Clarence Kolb He was 69, 90 years old when he died as Mr. Huggins
Harry Tyler He was 55, 73 years old when he died as Program Director
Raymond Roe He was 18, 84 years old when he died as Clem
Nestor Paiva He was 38, 61 years old when he died as Kapopolis
Charles R. Moore He was 50, 54 years old when he died as Gabe the Butler
Stanley Andrews He was 52, 77 years old when he died as Frank, Bakery Foreman
Tim Ryan He was 29, 16 years old when he died as Mr. Mammal
Jack Gardner He was 33, 66 years old when he died as Radio Man
Franchot Tone He was 38, 63 years old when he died as Fletcher Marvin
Ernest Truex He was 54, 83 years old when he died as Oscar Elkins
William Demarest He was 51, 91 years old when he died as Uncle Jake
Betty Farrington She was 45, 90 years old when she died as Mrs. Barkow
Dorothy Granger She was 31, 82 years old when she died as Dance Extra (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler He was 49, 54 years old when he died as Subway Guard
Tom Kennedy He was 58, 80 years old when he died as Customer (uncredited)
Bud Jamison He was 49, 50 years old when he died as Uncle Jim Farmer (uncredited)
Vernon Dent He was 48, 68 years old when he died as Bit Role
Billy Bletcher He was 49, 84 years old when he died as Radio Heavy
Harry Shannon He was 53, 74 years old when he died as Mr. Mason
Fred Kelsey He was 59, 77 years old when he died as Cop
Harry Hayden He was 61, 72 years old when he died as Radio Pop
Mary Martin She was 30, 76 years old when she died as Bonnie Porter
Matt McHugh He was 49, 77 years old when he died as Taxicab Driver
Esther Howard She was 51, 72 years old when she died as Bit Role
Grace Hayle She was 55, 74 years old when she died as Bit Role
Shirley Mills She was 17, 83 years old when she died as Radio Sister
Constance Purdy She was 59, 75 years old when she died as Woman in Subway
Donald Kerr He was 4, 37 years old when he died as Guide on Bus
Paul Newlan He was 40, 70 years old when he died as Stage Doorkeeper
John Hiestand as Narrator
Walter Soderling He was 71, 75 years old when he died as Man in Subway
Robert Winkler He was 16, 62 years old when he died as Radio Sonny
Victor Moore He was 67, 86 years old when he died as Pop Porter
Mabel Paige She was 63, 73 years old when she died as Mom Porter

True to Life Crew

Name Department
Harry Tugend as Screenplay. He was 46 (92) years old when He died Writing
Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 58 (81) years old when He died Art
Buddy G. DeSylva as Executive Producer. He was 48 (55) years old when He died Production
LeRoy Stone as Editor. He was 49 (55) years old when He died Editing
Paul Jones as Producer. Production
George Sawley as Set Decoration. He was 39 (62) years old when He died Art
Ben Barzman as Story. He was 32 (78) years old when He died Writing
Charles Lang as Director of Photography. He was 41 (96) years old when He died Camera
A. Earl Hedrick as Art Direction. He was 47 (89) years old when He died Art
Don Hartman as Screenplay. He was 43 (57) years old when He died Writing
Sol Barzman as Story. Writing
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True to Life (80 years)

ONLY REAL LIFE COULD BE SO SCREWY! SO SENSATIONAL! SO GOOD!

  • Release day: Friday, December 24, 1943
  • Runtime: 94 minutes