Bringing Up Father (1946)
- Directed by
- Edward F. Cline
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 05m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Maggie is determined to climb the social ladder and drags her husband Jiggs along for the ride. This comedy follows their misadventures as Maggie tries to refine Jiggs while he just wants to enjoy a simple life.
lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulbouncyupbeatsillyfast-paced
What happens
Bringing Up Father is a 1946 American comedy film, based on the comic strip Bringing Up Father by George McManus, about the adventures of the social-climbing Maggie and her long-suffering husband Jiggs. The Jiggs and Maggie characters had appeared on screen before, both animated and live-action, notably a 1928 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer silent film directed by Jack Conway. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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