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The Mating Season

6.5 101 mins Comedy   Romance   1951
Paramount Pictures  
Director(s): 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.

Casts of The Mating Season

John Lund

as Val McNulty

Gene Tierney

as Maggie Carleton

Thelma Ritter

as Ellen McNulty

Miriam Hopkins

as Fran Carleton

Jan Sterling

as Betsy

Larry Keating

as George C. Kalinger, Sr.

James Lorimer

as George C. Kalinger, Jr.

Gladys Hurlbut

as Mrs. Conger

Cora Witherspoon

as Mrs. Williamson

Malcolm Keen

as Mr. Williamson

Ellen Corby

as Annie

Billie Bird

as Mugsy

Mary Young

as Spinster

Samuel Colt

as Colonel Conger

Grayce Hampton

as Mrs. Fahnstock

William H. Welsh

as Mr. Paget

William Fawcett

as Mr. Tuttle

Carol Coombs

as Susie

Jean Acker

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Gordon Arnold

as Wedding Usher / Party Guest (uncredited)

Sam Ash

as Board Member (uncredited)

Tex Brodus

as Party Guest (uncredited)

John Bryant

as Wedding Usher / Party Guest (uncredited)

Beulah Christian

as Board Member's Wife (uncredited)

James Conaty

as Man in Hotel Lobby / Party Guest (uncredited)

Willa Pearl Curtis

as Conger's Maid (uncredited)

Charles Dayton

as Best Man / Party Guest (uncredited)

Martin Eric

as Maitre d' (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

as Board Member (uncredited)

Margaret Farrell

as Board Member's Wife (uncredited)

Elizabeth Flournoy

as Miss Penfield (School Bus Driver) (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Mary Jane French

as Party Guest (uncredited)

James Gonzalez

as Receptionist (uncredited)

Beth Hartman

as Receptionist (uncredited)

Jimmy Hunt

as Boy (uncredited)

Stapleton Kent

as Dr. Chorley (uncredited)

Bob Kortman

as Janitor (uncredited)

Lee Miller

as Bus Driver (uncredited)

Hans Moebus

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Richard Neill

as Board Member (uncredited)

Gilda Oliva

as Telephone Girl (uncredited)

Beulah Parkington

as Board Member's Wife (uncredited)

Sally Rawlinson

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Bob Rich

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Richardson

as Board Member (uncredited)

Kasey Rogers

as Bridesmaid / Party Guest (uncredited)

Victor Romito

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Jean Ruth

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Hermine Sterler

as German Woman (uncredited)

Tito Vuolo

as Industrialist at Venetian Hotel (uncredited)

Kathryn Wilson

as Board Member's Wife (uncredited)

Florence Wix

as Employment Agency Maid (uncredited)

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