Mother Wore Tights

In this 1947 American Technicolor musical film, Betty Grable and Dan Dailey star as a married vaudeville performer and her husband, who notices her talent and hires her for a "two-act", leading to marriage and the growing pains of their daughters. The film follows Myrtle McKinley (Grable) as she balances her life as a performer and a wife, while her eldest daughter Miriam (Mona Freeman) navigates high school and her own aspirations in show business. The movie features nostalgic musical numbers and was a commercial success for 20th Century Fox.