Directed by:
George MarshallScreenplay:
Jack RoseCinematography:
Loyal GriggsComposer:
Joseph J. LilleyCast:
Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns, Charles Ruggles, Laurel Goodwin, Murray Hamilton, Juanita Moore, Eddie Quillan, Trevor Bardette, Ned Glass, Don Beddoe (more)VOD (1)
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Jackie Gleason stars in this warm-hearted look back at one family's larger than life father. Set at the start of the 20th century, Gleason plays Jack Griffith, a gregarious railroad man whose love for his family is rivaled only by his love for the bottle. Griffith's penchant for outrageous behavior, followed up by a more outrageous gift to atone for it, has begun to alienate his wife and oldest daughter, although his youngest still adores her father. Gleason portrays Griffith's "delicate condition" with a mixture of humor and humanity, and the end result is a moving portrait of a family's ups and downs. Gleason's performance of the Academy Award® winning song "Call Me Irresponsible" is not to be missed. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Harlan Warde](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/299/160299996_5b3c13.jpg)
Harlan Warde
USA
Best movies:
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Caged (1950)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
![Don Haggerty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/873/159873683_fe51d0.jpg)
Don Haggerty
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Dirty Harry (1971)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
![Duke Fishman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/852/160852636_8e4d5e.jpg)
Duke Fishman
Philippines
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
![Barry Livingston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/890/160890275_16cfd5.jpg)
Barry Livingston
USA
Best movies:
Zodiac (2007)
The Social Network (2010)
Argo (2012)
![Sailor Vincent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/026/161026394_34897c.jpg)
Sailor Vincent
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
East of Eden (1955)
![Frank Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/313/161313066_d83092.jpg)
Frank Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
The Kid Brother (1927)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
![Murray Alper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/410/161410438_f14894.jpg)
Murray Alper
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
After the Thin Man (1936)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
![Ken Renard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/726/161726797_d18cca.jpg)
Ken Renard
Trinidad and Tobago
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Chase (1966)
Gene Coogan
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Stratton Story (1949)
Jack Carr
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Richard LaMarr
Italy
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
White Heat (1949)
Michael Ross
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
The Stratton Story (1949)
![Benny Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/007/161007431_c8a7c7.jpg)
Benny Baker
USA
Best movies:
Captains of the Clouds (1942)
18 Again! (1988)
The Sting II (1983)
Nick Borgani
Italy
Best movies:
Rear Window (1954)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Claude Johnson
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1962)
Space Raiders (1983)
Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
Adele Claire
USA
Best movies:
Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)
Games (1967)
Eight on the Lam (1967)
Romo Vincent
USA
Best movies:
Tickle Me (1965)
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
The Naked Jungle (1954)
Bob Hopkins
USA
Best movies:
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
The Opposite Sex (1956)
John Barton
USA
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Jack Pepper
USA
Best movies:
A Star is Born (1954)
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
Trouble Along the Way (1953)