AUNTIE MAME (1958), Rosalind Russell, scenes abt Montebank Home for Jewish Refuge Children (spoiler)

The description offered via IMDB is a two-sentence collapse of the story: "An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of [the orphan's] father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle."
In these two scenes, excerpted from the end of the movie, the orphan, Patrick Dennis, has grown up and has chosen his fiance from one of the executor, a conservative banker from the Knickerbocker Bank ("So conservative, they don't even pay interest!") wealthy clients' family. In the first scene, Patrick's free-spirited Auntie Mame is meeting her prospective in-laws for the first time, driving up in her Dusenberg from her Manhattan Beekman Place apartment, to the Upsums 1950s suburban home in an exclusive Connecticut community.
In the second scene, Mame returns the Upsums hospitality with "an intimate family dinner," at her Beekman Place pad that pulls out all the stops for tips & techniques on how to run-off potentially aggravating in-laws, before the marriage. It is also a great scene because Mame torches the bigotry of the Upsums and "conservatives," exposing them for the "shallow, vain, addlepated bigots" that they are.
When Mame shouts "Jackpot!" towards the closing, it's evident that she's gotten exactly what she was after all along. But, as women have had to do for eons, Mame's path to victory is not direct or obvious, but instead utilizes all feminine means of persuasion, of the very type that has confounded men, especially conservative men, for just as long.

[@maryoliver3868]

With all due respect to the musical version, THIS IS Auntie Mame !! There will never be another who can do the story justice like Rosalind Russell.

[@emilyspector2728]

Oh I hate the musical version! This is the ONLY Auntie Mame!

[@TheDivayenta]

And Lucille Ball- a comic genius- is so wrong for this part.

[@bstanleyb]

Only Rosalind Russell can do Mame

[@LawdyMissClawdyMEDIA]

Yes..😁 When I was young girl (long ago) I went to a dinner party where I was told Auntie Mame had also been invited. I expected a tall, statuesque Rosalind Russell..😂 But the real Auntie Mame (Marian Tanner) turned out to be a tiny little old lady! 😁

[@Dakotagirl823]

The musical should not have been made into a movie. Not all Broadway musicals are meant for the big screen. Cats is a good example of this.

[@lordbyron3603]

Lying in bed watching this fabulous play thinking how wonderful it is to still be alive at 67 and a cancer survivor and enjoying the sensational and irresistible Rosalind Russell !

[@letitiafairbanks1919]

That's a wonderful attitude and image - love it! Thanks for sharing your hope & happiness.

[@kathybuhler360]

Reading your posts and sending you love and best wishes on your recovery

[@joyflavell7385]

I'm so glad you're not just surviving but thriving 😊 I'm 70 and a cancer survivor too. This movie is one of my most favorite movies. My mom and I would stop whatever we were doing whenever this came on. It's so wonderful and funny. Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death ❤💙💙❤️🌛💝 I always feel like Mom's with me and brings only good memories. Hope you're health is good and stays that way. 🙏🙏🙏😊❤❤💙💙💙

[@carlosillustrates]

This movie is almost two hours long, and it goes by fast cuz it’s pure joy! I watch this at least three time a year to cheer me up, it never disappoints!

[@amyeff7279]

I must get a copy of it. I love this movie dearly and can never find it on Netflix anymore

[@donnarogers7732]

Never a more ENLIGHTENED MOVIE FOR THE TIMES. AND EVEN MORE SO NOW. Aunti Mame, oh that ALL CHILDREN should have one of thier OWN!💖

[@Dej24601]

Me too! If I feel a bit low, this always is the best medicine. Even just watching the decor and costumes is enchanting. The Comden/Greene script must be one of the more witty, sophisticated, charming yet subtly revolutionary scripts done. Reminds me of Lubitsch, Coward and Wilder.

[@HunterPeale]

@@Dej24601 you would enjoy the books

[@HunterPeale]

@@amyeff7279 don't forget to read the books

[@playinthedark3054]

Rosalind Russell is a force of nature in this film, a performance that will never be forgotten. The dinner party scene says everything about this film is about. BRAVISSIMO!

[@graziacavasino8884]

BravissimA, she's a woman.

[@cynthiahusband106]

Rosalind Russell besides being gorgeous , comedic timing on point , laughing my head off but more than that her views on life so badly needed now in 2023. May this gorgeous lady RIP. So talented no one like her!

[@johnr5382]

When I was a kid, my mom literally made me sit down and watch this movie. I've loved it for the last 56 years! A classic!

[@janetrichie2433]

I'm almost 80 years old, and Auntie Mame is still one of favorite movies as well as my daughter who is 58. Rosalind was a brilliant actress.

[@kcjd8659]

I’m 43 and it’s been an absolute favorite of mine since I first saw it when I was 8. We watch it every year while decorating the Christmas tree, at minimum.

[@carlhaluss]

As someone already mentioned: How did Rosalind Russell not win an Oscar. This is one of my very favorite moves of all time. This clip really makes me want to see it again soon! Brilliant!

[@emerybayblues]

Was the competition stiff that year?

[@ilovemickyandhelove1]

@@emerybayblues susan Hayward won for I want to live.

[@tribeofdog]

Yes, and they should have won for the sets and costumes as well!!

[@akrenwinkle]

@@ilovemickyandhelove1 Susan was riveting, she deserved it. But "Auntie Mame" and "I Want to Live!" are apples and oranges, illogical to compare performances in them.

[@Kairos318]

Comedy never wins Best Picture.

[@martyinsd]

This scene gets me every time. The moment Patrick realizes what Auntie Mame has done for him; he understands; he forgives. It brings a tear to my eye every time.

[@susanbazinet9664]

She saved him.

[@peacekelly1128]

@@susanbazinet9664 she did again ❤️ One of my very favorite movies. I cry every time

[@michaelpurdy2023]

"There now, are we all lit?" That line cracks me up every time! This film is pure genius, from beginning to end. I've literally watched it several dozen times and it never gets tiresome.

[@jl3322]

😂

[@porchviewfarm2471]

I say it all of the time!

[@DreamGyrl360]

I giggle and I try to deliver it the way she does, but cannot. One of my most favorite movies of my lifetime

[@michaelpurdy2023]

@@DreamGyrl360 Everyone should be lucky enough to have an "Auntie Mame" in their life.

[@scotthacker2265]

Love that line.

[@tommiller3017]

No one mentioned Peggy Cass as Agnes Gooch. "I'm a bride!" The most heart-felt lines repeated from earlier: "Lady Iris." "Charmed. Lord Dudley."

[@brainscott8198]

All i remember her from was the old "What's My LIne" tv show with Gary Moore...early to mid 1960's.

[@numberone5680]

I kept TRYING to think of her name. Many thanks!

[@jubalcalif9100]

I loved it when she asked for a "Dr Pepper" !! 😁

[@scrapbaby2]

Well number one her name is Rosalind Russell the mother of Lance brisson

[@numberone5680]

@@scrapbaby2 I was obviously referring to Peggy Cass and thanking the others for stating HER name. Rosalind Russell was the easy one to recognize.

[@karenelliott4815]

I am fortunate to have known Rosalind Russell’s son Lance Brisson. He was most proud of the roles his mother chose to play. She selected parts that emphasized strong independent women, women who were advanced in their thinking, women who were not dependent upon a man which was the norm in those days. Just think about her folio of performances- not a simpering fool in the lot!

[@letitiafairbanks1919]

Rosalind Russell must have known how important it was for women to be independent and have the ability to make their own decisions, which is the appeal of AUNTIE MAME: a timeless portrayal of a woman who knows what she wants and enjoys life with gusto and verve, making her own decisions about how she will live, damn the Knickerbocker Bank! ;-)

[@midgemooney6908]

I loved her but she did play a simpering woman in the movie The Women. She was fantastic and so was Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford.

[@TechBearSeattle]

@@midgemooney6908 - Her character in The Women was not a strong person -- she was the stereotypical upper middle-class gossip and busibody -- but the movie itself was groundbreaking in a lot of ways, and I suspect she had no regrets whatsoever in that role.

[@mariahaarsma9700]

@@midgemooney6908she also played Errol Flynn’s love interest ( ERROL FLYNN no less!) in Four’s a Crowd- she was great as always- very young. Flynn and David Niven rented a property from her back in the day. What an era!

[@gigis.6748]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Well Done! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🌺🌸🌸🌺🌸🌸🌺🌸🌸🌺

[@julietteyork6293]

Rosalind Russell had such charisma and presence - she steals every scene. This movie was the perfect vehicle for her. Great story and brilliant dialogue. Her wardrobe, accessories and the sets were fabulous. I’ve seen this more times than I can count and it always makes me happy.

[@constancemiller3753]

The sets! Auntie Mame's apartment changes with her wardrobe. The 'house lights' dimming with change of scene. The translation from theatre yo film is glorious.

[@scottstacey7447]

She played Auntie Mame on Broadway and received a Tony nomination.

[@donzteri]

It’s funny, but I still expect the songs, even though I know this is a drama and not a musical.

[@tiffanytaylor1087]

One of my favorite scenes. She was insulted and kind at the same time. Also she saw who they really were and immediately didn’t like them. They were racist. No Jews in their neighborhood. The dinner is everything. Patrick gets to see who he is marrying. Agnes acting like she doesn’t know she’s pregnant. The clothes, the design of the sets. Everything about this movie is magical. You can laugh and cry and the best part you can watch it with the family. I’ve watched it so many times and see something different each time.

[@letitiafairbanks1919]

Yes, Mame had class and was not deterred by bigotry or rudeness. She was always kind. Even to Mr Babcock of the Knickerbocker Bank.

[@angorakitty4547]

Agnes was a scream! 😂

[@retroguy9494]

@@angorakitty4547 I get a kick out of the surname they gave her....GOOCH! 😜

[@SanFranDentist94301]

Agnes didnt remember getting married. I think its safe to assume she was blacked out for the honeymoon which was probably also her defloweration.

[@pk33617]

@@angorakitty4547 "Hang these furs on the Gooch"

[@SJBear]

Rosalind Russell's most memorable and defining performance and one of the best comedies of all time! One of my favorite moments from the film, among many: PATRICK: Is the English lady sick Auntie Mame? MAME: Oh she's not English, darling, she's from Pittsburgh PATRICK: She sounded English. MAME: Well when you're from Pittsburgh you have to do something.

[@marylhere]

Never understood why she didn’t play her in the musical version. She could sing circles around Lucille Ball. Unless of course her voice was dubbed for Gypsy…possibility.

[@pigbearcub]

​@@marylhereActually it was supposed to go to Angela Lansbury who played the stage part on Broadway. They only went with Lucille Ball for the movie because they thought they needed a more well known star at the time.

[@marylhere]

@@pigbearcub she would have been wonderful as well.

[@jaybird74]

Brilliantly noted!! Such an under-appreciated line - unless you’re from Pittsburgh. 😉

[@bridgieoh9326]

She was a yinzer. 😄

[@SusanHL]

"But darling, this IS our family." Love that line.

[@TechBearSeattle]

There are so, so many quotable lines from this movie. "Exclusively what, and restricted to whom?" "If I kept my hair natural like yours, I'd be bald." "An Aryan from Darien!" "GET 'EM AT GIMBEL'S!" "Books are awfully decorative, don't you think?" And of course the most bestest line ever delivered in media: "Live! Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!"

[@jakejackson8238]

The heart of this film, and why I’ve loved it since I first saw it, is the way Mame looks at Patrick when he falls asleep on his first night with her. She’s so unsure and nervous about how to care for him, but that look on her face says it all. She fell for him hook, line, and sinker right there. It’s also when I fell for HER. How can you not fall in love with Mame, and RR’s fabulous performance??

[@letitiafairbanks1919]

Part of the character of Auntie Mame's enduring appeal has to be her utter, complete authenticity, including being vulnerable. In moments such as you describe, Rosalind Russel brought the role of Auntie Mame to vivid life, earning rave reviews, past & present, because Russell so embodied that authentic spirit of "live, *live*, LIVE!"

[@retroguy9494]

Did you fall in love with Mame when Lucy played her as well? LOL

[@gordonsharp4911]

@@retroguy9494 Or Angela Lansbury on Broadway?

[@retroguy9494]

@@gordonsharp4911 LOL Well, I was alive when she was doing that play, but just a toddler and way to young to remember or have seen it. I was only 5 when it closed!

[@julesgamingnstuff]

Exactly! That scene is so special and realistic showing us how wonderful Mame truly is.

[@koollatter]

One of my favorite movies. Rosalind Russell is brilliant.

[@hardren101]

i wld agree she was very well cast...

[@kennethhoskins1647]

I'm a movie fiend - love them all. I can say without a doubt, however, that "Auntie Mame" is my favorite movie of all time. I have literally watched it hundreds of times. And, yes, I agree that Rosalind Russell should have received an Oscar for this role.

[@HunterPeale]

Read the books! Patrick Dennis, wrote more than one! Rosalind Russel took the character to heart and remained Mame for the rest of her life.

[@retroguy9494]

Have you ever seen a picture of the REAL Auntie Mame? Scary looking character!

[@fridaytax]

The book is marvelous!

[@kithale316]

I loved the book also "Little Me" and "Tony" which is now impossible to get. I wish I had not given it away.

[@retroguy9494]

@@kithale316 You can still get "Little Me" new on Amazon. But as far as I know, "Tony" is out of print and you can only buy used or collectible.

[@ThatBearHasMoxie]

HOW IN THE F**K DID ROSALIND NOT WIN THE OSCAR FOR THIS MOVIE THAT YEAR?!! HOW?!

[@thehair1474]

She was up against Susan Hayward in I Want to Live, giving one of the greatest performances by an actress every put on film.

[@johnflynn9619]

She was a Wonderful Lady. I met her in the 1970's. RIP Picnic was her Best. She should have won Supporting Actress.

[@thehair1474]

@@johnflynn9619 "She refused to be placed in the Best Supporting Actress category when Columbia Pictures wanted to promote her for an Academy Award nomination for her role in Picnic (1955). Many felt she would have won had she cooperated."

[@johnflynn9619]

@@thehair1474 Thanks I didn't know that. I feel Picnic was her Best. She was playing against type.

[@thehair1474]

@@johnflynn9619 Picnic and Auntie Mame are her best.

[@zyxw2024]

I hate saying this, I'm not one to dwell on eras gone by, but this grand film of yesterday has me thinking decades back when things seemed to be better. Auntie Mame is needed now, indeed.

[@mkfd4571]

“You want to make him an Aryan from Darien and marry him off to a girl with braces on her brains….” Doesn’t get funnier…

[@TheDivayenta]

Beautifully written by two Jews who probably experienced all that nonsense.

[@Brap-pl2me]

@@TheDivayenta Typical Jew propaganda.

[@vulcan2882]

For those who loved Rosalind Russell in this, there are two other movies you'll love her in. Trouble With Angels and Where Angles Go Trouble Will Follow.

[@exquisitesplendor7175]

Where Angels Go Trouble Follows was one of my late dad's favorite movies.

[@vulcan2882]

@@exquisitesplendor7175 .. I used to watch Where Angels Go Trouble Fallows with my grandmother when I was little. I found it on DVD and gave it to her this past Christmas. She's in her 80s and has her great grandchildren watch it with her.

[@scrapbaby2]

Sorry Vulcan 28 you misspelled angels

[@vulcan2882]

@@scrapbaby2 .. if that's true then please tell us all how to spell angels, because it looks like lots of other people have missed spelled it as well.

[@exquisitesplendor7175]

@@vulcan2882 The spelling of angels in Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows, is misspelled. It reads angles, which is a common mistake, even by those who know the difference like myself. If I don't proofread, I post comments with mistakes, and even when I do, they escape me.

[@daniel_sc1024]

This movie is a sheer joy from beginning to end. The social commentaries this movie makes are remarkable given the time it was made.

[@letitiafairbanks1919]

The social commentary *is* the heart of the plot. Beautifully drawn portrait of the inherent tensions in American society.

[@reggie583]

"I'm a briiide!" popped into my head during my vows. It was all I could do to hold on til the end.

[@letitiafairbanks1919]

Agnes' joy in discovering she's married is one of the stellar moments this outstanding ensemble cast provides, in this case Peggy Cass as Agnes.

[@lupepeters3255]

This movie is one of the greatest movies of all time! It touched my heart deeply, and every time I watch it I still feel the same! Superb acting by everyone but especially Rosalind Russell!!!

[@gaywizard2000]

My partner believes he is the reincarnation of Auntie Mame, most people to us are as droll as the Upsons! We have tried to live our lives according to "life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving" !

[@ariesleorising9421]

Your partner sounds like my kind of person!!👍🏻

[@bibu4337]

Magical

[@katcoric4930]

I love him already DAAAAAARLING

[@ecouturehandmades5166]

You are the right kind of people, in my book! Getting stuck in the mud with the suckers isn't living.

[@stuartashbourne-martin9629]

I was told by my ex partner is anybody I am the reincarnation of Joan but I certainly did not hurt children but everything matching and the house being back correctly clean yes and as most gay people as we know I'm very good at coming out with one-liners saying about Paul O'Grady the faded duchess who is known for drinking large amounts of gin when I was younger now it's a glass of lemonade in a Garibaldi biscuit take care of one another

[@letitiafairbanks1919]

Gosh, all these great comments are making me want to take some time this afternoon and watch the incomparable Rosalind Russell in AUNTIE MAME one more time! Thanks for posting!

[@pmouyren]

Some have tried to share the entire movie. Didn't last unfortunately. The best American comedy ever should be available for everyone anytime.tahnks Letitia for these 20 minutes of pure joy!

[@anitacalloway3032]

This movie is delightfully funny. I still laugh at its cleverness decades later. And I’ve never seen a movie with such beautiful gowns and RR wears them with such grace.

[@TabaquiJackal906]

Best. Movie. Ever. My sister and I can pretty much quote the whole thing at each other. I love the oh-so-casual disposal of both hors d'oeuvre and drink.

[@jubalcalif9100]

It's no "The Ghost & Mr Chicken" but "Auntie Mame" is indeed one fine film !!

[@withonelook1985]

I love that Pegeen is just hanging out half way up the ladder for most of the scene.

[@scotnick59]

Pegeen is such a lovely Irish name

[@ladywhistledownton]

Its like watching from the opera box. Best seat in the theater.

[@ophthodoc]

Well maybe she should have been wearing a higher cut dress.

[@emilyspector2728]

Was THAT her name?!?! I kept wondering if she was botching her name “Piggy”!

[@cynthiayarbro9908]

I love how Auntie Mame looks at the parents when they display their hatred and bigotry.

[@letitiafairbanks1919]

Priceless! The way she looks, then says, "My, my, my... you've thought of everything."

[@TechBearSeattle]

Her look says "I have just the come-uppance you need, and it will save my little boy too" so clearly, it's a wonder the Upsons didn't pick up on it.

[@tomservo56954]

​@@TechBearSeattleThe point is they were that obtuse

[@vbri]

This is my go-to movie when I'm discouraged or feel depression creeping about. It is so witty, laugh out loud funny, poignant and uplifting. It was this that lead me to learn more about Rosalind Russell. What I discovered again and again is how beautiful she truly was both inside and out. Even as she knew she was dying, she was not afraid or wallowing in self pity. Her friendship with Frank Sinatra was not what people expected due to their different personas. It was her deep Catholic faith that bonded them. He so admired her for it and for her grace that he said she was the woman all women should aspire to become. They were incredibly close until she passed. There is a poem attributed to her called 'Trust Him'. It is about her faith and trusting God. Her husband stated after her death: //During the 16 years of secret anguish and pain, which began in 1959 and included two mastectomies that were never made public and the terrible onslaught of the worst kind of rheumatoid arthritis in 1969 that culminated in her last two years of total, private agony, she lived by this poem-prayer that she wrote: Trust Him, when darkest thoughts assail thee, Trust Him when thy faith is small. Trust Him, when to simply trust Him is the hardest thing of all.// That's part of why I love Auntie Mame. I see her and Rosalind as such strong and caring people who had great faith even in the darkest of times. Sometimes I wish I'd been born in the era of Rosalind Russell but then I think 'It's a blessing I wasn't. I'm able to watch all her performances from The Women, His Girl Friday and the rest plus look to her life well lived as inspiration to keep going when it seems quitting would be easier. Thanks for posting this segment of the movie. It is so funny and touching. It makes me incredibly happy regardless of how many times I watch it.

[@letitiafairbanks1919]

That's why I posted the clip - So glad it made your day!

[@windstorm1000]

Yours is such a moving tribute

[@TheDivayenta]

😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@joyflavell7385]

Thank you so much for sharing. Such an amazing talent and human being. I haven't seen anything she hasn't been brilliant in but this one is the absolute best. Loved her in Gypsy as Momma Rose 💙❤️🙏❤️💙 And I love her poem. I didn't know about what she went through and her faith. That's so sad but she inspires to this day. ❤🙏❤️💙🙏💙

[@gigis.6748]

Thank you for this Beeeeeautiiiifulllll commentary and heartfelt inspiring insight - especially into "Dame" Rosalind Russell. I am excited to learn more of her for myself. And, watch & re-watch this gorgeous joyful film! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🌸🌸🌸🌸👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@spencehayashi2772]

So many memorable scenes and led by the incomparable Ms. Russell. I never tire of watching this film. This particular sequence with the Upsons is the film’s pinnacle. But there are so many brilliant scenes, from Patrick’s arrival and Ito’s eyes peering through the door to Midnight Madness then the switchboard operator sequence to the fox hunt. Sheer perfection. Jackpot indeed 😄

[@letitiafairbanks1919]

Jackpot indeed! Couldn’t agree more Spence. 😀🙏

[@tommiller3017]

"And I stepped on the ping pong ball!" Before they performed it onstage the first time. Rosalind hated this. After, the audience roared at line. She went backstage and ordered, "Don't you dare remove that line!"

[@alyzu4755]

The theater scene with all her jewelry. 😂😂😂

[@caronstout354]

The Christmas scene when the Nora and Ito use their money to pay the overdue bills...

[@cactusbound]

Well said, I can’t agree with you more! You saved me from having to repeat all the wonderful comments you made. Thank you 😊

[@blw957]

This movie is a Gay staple for anyone who's a Boomer or Gen X'er, as it affirms being different in a sometimes oppressively monochromatic society. One of my favorites.

[@letitiafairbanks1919]

Gnothi Seauton!

[@retroguy9494]

What if I were to tell you that....oh....let's say I am a gay boomer who was raised in that oppressively monochromatic society and don't like being different? And just what makes you think the silent generation wouldn't have it as a staple as well. After all, the movie DOES take place when they were kids!

[@numberone5680]

Hey. I just liked the movie! The political, sexual were accepted as part of a great movie.

[@JMarieCAlove]

Umm, no it wasn’t meant to be a gay staple for anyone who’s a boomer or a gen x-er. Then that would be just a our everyone! Lol 🤦🏻‍♀️… it’s just a movie, a funny movie. But also, showed how racists the Upsons were, back then the word, racist, wasn’t used. More like prejudiced was used but also they were snobs and Auntie Mame saw right through that and wanted them to be put in their place because their neighbors were different in their eyes, Jewish. They didn’t want Jews living not even a mile near them. That’s what this scene is about. Just because someone is different, it doesn’t always mean they’re gay. A lot of people are different, not always accepted in society and not all are gay. Your comment is pretty much saying, if you’re different then this movie is meant just for gay people, a message for only gay people. Not even. It’s just a movie. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@retroguy9494]

@@JMarieCAlove I think the comment was more directed at the "campiness" of the movie and Auntie Mame being camp herself and so many gay men being campy. Kind of like "Mommie Dearest" is a favorite of gay men. I don't think the comment was that they like it because of the prejudicial issues. Incidentally, "racist" and "prejudice" in this context are the exact same thing. The words are synonymous. You also have to realize the attitude in the era in which the movie takes place. Sadly America did not take kindly towards Jews. It wasn't just because they were different. It was because they weren't Christian when the majority of Americans were, even blacks! All across America many places were "restricted" like hotels, resorts and restaurants. It was commonplace. And not ONLY by the upper class. The middle classes were probably worse in their treatment of Jews. There was an entire parallel society created by Jews. They had their own resorts, country clubs, etc.

[@starababa1985]

The way Russell flings those vile refreshments over her shoulder is perfection. And that sideways gleam in her eye is like a laser!

[@LilliLamour]

I discovered Auntie Mame in my early teens. I still find this to be one of the best films ever made. I just love this scene!!!

[@mkfd4571]

Auntie Mame was our favorite film to watch (for me and my mom) She died in 2017 and I miss her so much. Watching it is so bittersweet, but more sweet than bitter. Thank you to the person who posted it!! We used to quote this non-stop: “little GLOOOORRRRYY….” And my favorite: “would you ask Toscanini to lead a harmonica band?!?” 🤣

[@rcopeland6074]

Orry Kelly was the designer, always ahead his time and fabulous!!!! Roz as in Gypsy stole the show with her energy and presence!!! The scenic designer, absolutely fabulous!!! First rate performances from everyone!!! 😄

[@NuNugirl]

Orry Kelly and Cary Grant had a very close friendship……….

[@scottfrazer655]

I honestly have no idea how many times I've seen this movie. At least a dozen. It will always be a favorite of mine!

[@WGARVA]

She was underrated and should have won the Oscar IMHO.

[@charleshudson5330]

No actress could be more perfect for this role - endlessly entertaining - each time I watch it. I find the ending, ascending the staircase, to be particularly uplifting.

[@tribeofdog]

Same! Walking up past the painted buddhas. Such a beautiful finish to the movie. Love it so much.

[@retroguy9494]

Not even Angela Lansbury? Or Lucy Ball? LOL

[@loup4343]

Rosalind Russell was brilliant

[@ak5659]

My dad's mother was 3/4 Edith Bunker and 1/4 Auntie Mame. Whenever she opened her mouth you never knew who was going to come out.

[@barbarakennedy2330]

Fabulous movie! Love Roz!! My favorite line is “life’s a banquet and many poor fools are starving”! Sooo true!

[@johnmarx3919]

Actually in the play it's most sons of bitches are starving to death but they cleaned it up 4 the movie...

[@mmjhcb]

Rosalind Russell delivers one of the all time great cinematic portrayals. Her talent is on full display as she takes the part she made famous on Broadway and makes it equally famous on screen. Every word, every move, every expression is memorable. This is truly making the character live. This is "becoming" the character. But Rosalind Russell was nothing if she was not also versatile. Look at her performances in "Picnic," "Night Must Fall," and "Craig's Wife." Briliant in every role she ever assayed. She should have won a performance Oscar certainly for "Auntie Mame," but not only was the competition much tougher in days past, but the Academy has rarely afforded top notch comedies the attention and awards they deserve even if they are as brilliantly done as "Auntie Mame".

[@soulrpower3031]

Love Auntie Mame! The character is so progressive minded, inclusive, compassionate, and fabulous. Great movie! Rosalind Russell was brilliant. Auntie Mame showed them narrow-minded Upson snobs. 😄

[@retroguy9494]

I guess maybe you don't understand QUITE how it is up here Mamie but this section is restricted ONLY up to our property line! LOL

[@OceanSwimmer]

I first showed this film to my children when they were school age. Over the years, they view it again & again, they love it. It's such a great lesson about freedom.

[@dmu9736]

I never tire of this movie and the messages in it still apply today.

[@markwhitman9029]

someone here said everytime I watch this I discover something new and it's true! Rosalind Russell's peformance is in the top 10 at least of all the best actress oerformances in theatre and the movies!! Watching her every move is sheer joy and one can hardly take their eyes off her! Now THAT is artistry!

[@andreatrue3054]

Rosalind Russell is just a rare, equisite treasure to watch in this film. What gifting and talent!!!

[@maydaygarden]

One of my all time favorite Christmas movies. Can you imagine? At Schraftts? Well, it was ghastly, just ghastly. Buy em at Gimbals!

[@dinascharnhorst6590]

A movie I never miss whenever TCM is playing it. Joyful, hilarious, and fun to watch. It never grows old; and this dinner party scene is the best.

[@bingovegas4867]

Extraordinary film and a brilliant performance by Rosiland Russell...she was robbed of the Best Actress Oscar.

[@dolomitefan1767]

This clip is top drawer!!

[@seattlevixen]

Best movie ever. Mame really stuck it to all kinds of injustice ♡

[@jasonhurd4379]

The perfect mixture of hilarity and sentiment. When Patrick and Mame repeated their 'lines' from the play, I lost it. And Lee Patrick and Coral Browne each upping the laugh quotient with every word they say...fabulous!

[@jonnyj91]

The epiphany of relief Patrick must have felt when he saw the family leave. And then to hear his Auntie Mame stand up to Babcock. It must have felt like a weight off his back that he didn’t have to live up to the expectations that were being forced onto him.

[@letitiafairbanks1919]

Given the way the movie ends, I think you're right!

[@henryrapoport8608]

Rosalind Russell is fabulous in this part. I think it was ths best performance she gave. Other actresses have tried to do the part but her voice and acting ability gave her the role of a lifetime.

[@lynnmanning2795]

She was the best ac tress. I just loved her, no matter what she played!

[@divergentsenior]

There is no Mame but Rosalind. One of my favorites. It is a Thanksgiving weekend must see every year. From the first time I saw it as a teen, I wanted to be Mame. Eclectic, funny, well traveled, bohemian and over the top. My niece tells me I did a good job. We HAVE had some grand adventures over the years. We watch it together at least once a year. She still writes down words to look up in the notebook I gave her 40 years ago--although her vocabulary is so good now, I have to find one's that stump her! That subscription to word a day is paying off😜

[@bibu4337]

You’re magical, have a beautiful life !

[@mjremy2605]

A great film. Ahead of its time. What a sweet relationship of pure love between Mame and Patrick, her little boy. So sweet. There is nothing purer than maternal love. Patrick was lucky to have an enlightened mother figure in his life who allowed him to grow outside of cages that so many other parents put on their children. Girlfriends, wives, children come and go, but there is only one mother in your life.

[@davidw5731]

Who wouldn't love this movie? Funny, visually stunning, great performances, and good message. Timeless film that will always be around and discovered by new generations.....

[@walthamp8978]

This is a wonderful movie, it will bring you to tears, then break your side with laughter, a movie of the ages.

[@sarahsmith3690]

I could watch this movie all the time! It's so funny and wonderful! Auntie mame is so great!!

[@drgaryb13]

In tackling the notion that a family is whatever one wishes it to be, this movie has a very contemporary feel to it. It's great.

[@Gaeill]

Coral Browne should have been nominated for Vera Charles. Coral was class acting ,. The writing is quick and crisp. Comden and Green. They were top of their game, and 'Vera' takes the stage in every shot she's in. Very enjoyable.

[@tomservo56954]

Comden and Green had the rock-solid Lawrence and Lee to build on, but their touch is evident in the addition of the switchboard scene ("I'm sorry...there's no such place as San Francisco") and what had to be adjusted to placate Will Hays ("That is a B...the first letter of a 7-letter word that describes your late father")

[@bushwickbaby]

OMG!! Thanks for posting this...this film just makes me smile like a fool. Rosalind Russell was Heaven! "Are we all lit?" LOL!

[@gregorybufkin890]

Rosalind Russell could read the phone book and make me laugh! What an actor.

[@anneminnick2491]

This has always been my all-time favorite Movie . Thanks for sharing .

[@susanjordan5949]

One of my favorite movies! I have lost count of the number of times I have seen it. 💗

[@brendanorton5742]

Thanks for showing that, love it.

[@pmouyren]

Quelle joie de retrouver 20 minutes entières de ce film éblouissant de finesse. Paris vous dit merci!🙏🤩

[@cattuslavandula]

This was a wonderful film. Rosalind Russell was perfect as Mame.

[@timothywrighte8499]

never ever gets old this made my day

[@marylhere]

Can’t like this enough…thank you.

[@asteverino8569]

Beautiful scenes. I first saw this movie on TV 📺 as about a ten year old. It is precious.

[@pinklady4772]

I love this version. I love Rosalind Russell. I need this on DVD.

[@nativevirginian8344]

OMG, when she’s at the switchboard. I love this movie, RR deserved an Oscar.

[@danm9006]

Widdecombe, Applewhite, Gutterman, Bibberman, and Black....

[@ezyrod]

Like several others that have commented I watch this film a few times a year for a cheer up! Rosalind Russell is spectacular and has some of the best lines ever spoken on film…….EVER !

[@Itstonytime77]

These are the funniest scenes in the movie or pretty much any movie Rosalind is soooo great!

[@angelabolton4478]

I have loved this film all my life. It must have been such a privilege to know Roz Russell in real life. She is just so vibrant.

[@mikefitzpatrick1213]

One of the most awesome movies I've ever seen to this day. My mom used to love it as well.

[@danielshinkle2808]

I've always loved the look on her face when she says You've even chosen my gift. She ain't putting up with that.

[@merryhunt9153]

I've never forgotten Mame's comment that suburban Gloria "had braces on her brain."

[@birdybanks5819]

Such a great actress. She was the best Auntie Mama.

[@claudiachasman4688]

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[@maxinecornucci5953]

Never underestimate Joanna Barnes’ phenomenal performance, she actually steals a few scenes from Queen Rosalind herself!

[@charlesstorey4995]

"And I stepped on the pong ball". She was perfect

[@maydaygarden]

@@charlesstorey4995 Well it was ghastly, just ghastly! LOL!

[@goldHydrangeas]

Well as the ACTUAL dumb blonde airhead? No.. Auntie Mame’s play is pretense for show but lots going behind her brains. She notices peoples reaction and entertain them for real or teach them a lesson. The fiancée was trying to be me-me-me. But flopped flat.

[@TheDivayenta]

MURIEL PUCE! If I was a drag queen that would be my handle.

[@tomservo56954]

A totally unlikely performer...she had graduated college and was working in journalism, her plan--no acting ambitions whatsoever. Then a friend's mother sends her photo into a talent search contest and BOOM!

[@myronmadey3040]

Love this movie. I can watch it over and over again and I never get bored. Rosalind Russell is perfect for this role.Love her in" The Women" as well! Such a great actress and a humanitarian !! They don't make stars like this anymore!

[@cousinsister69]

One of the most outrageously wonderful scenes from a movie I absolutely adore. 👏 edit Love Fish Berry Jam!

[@marywagner9927]

I wish the whole movie was on here! I love it. My dad always made fun of the “top drawer” phrase and I never understood until I saw this movie. It is truly one of the greats - maybe the best comedy ever made.

[@tracybrown512]

One of the best movies ever. Lucille Ball rendition is good too. Being it’s a musical. This one is the blood of my heart! I introduced this movie to my kids. My daughter loves it. I even made a sampler of the movie quote - Life is a Banquet….

[@scottmalchow3428]

My favorite author wrote about his mother's road trips across country with her foot glued to the floorboards, and With such a joy of life, She also did much the same in Europe a few years later, with the crowning glory being awarded "Persona Non Grata" from the Russian bureaucracy itself. Due to their poor attitude toward visitors. His real life story reminds me of Rosalind Russell's car-actor of "Auntie Mame". I am sorry none of my relatives have been so free spirited.

[@Joe-hx8mg]

Auntie Mame is my favorite movie of all time. I love every part of the plot and no one could play Auntie Mame but Rosalind Russell.

[@paradoxicalcanons]

Her facial expressions are positively priceless. I miss her.

[@carolley9705]

One of the all time best movies and one I love to watch again and again.

[@spiritindasky1311]

My favorite film, absolutely! My daughters love it, too❤️. FLAMING MAMES FOR EVERYBODY!!

[@jrbaskind]

I love this! The entire movie is filled with such gems!

[@hollyappel4176]

Thank you! Oh I need to watch this in it's entire.ty

[@lisachristoph437]

I had forgotten how fun this movie was.

[@MarquitasKnottyCrush]

I love Auntie Mame! She is incredible!! One of the best films. How can you not admire, heart, her style and witt😍

[@billlasselle1359]

One of my favorite films of all time. Fabulous and beautiful.