Living in a Big Way

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Living in a Big Way

"When a gal who's got curves... meets a guy who's got angles... it's loving... laughing... living in a big way!"

1947

1h 44m

5.0(3 votes)

Comedy

Music

Overview

A World War II pilot (Gene Kelly) comes home to a bride (Marie McDonald) who, spoiled by her father (Charles Winninger), now wants a divorce.

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Cast & Crew

26 members

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Gene Kelly

Leo Gogarty

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Marie McDonald

Margo Morgan

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Charles Winninger

D. Rutherford Morgan

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Phyllis Thaxter

Peggy Randall

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Spring Byington

Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan

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Jean Adair

Abigail Morgan

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Clinton Sundberg

Everett Hanover Smythe

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John Warburton

Skippy' Stuart Simms

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William Phillips

Schultz

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Bernadene Hayes

Dolly

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John Alexander

Attorney Ambridge

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Phyllis Kennedy

Annie Pearl, the Maid

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Barbara Billingsley

G.I. Bill's Wife (uncredited)

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Ellen Corby

Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)

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Margia Dean

Junior League Girl (uncredited)

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Charles Lane

Hawkins (uncredited)

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Marie Windsor

Jane, Junior League Girl (uncredited)

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Shelley Winters

Junior League Girl (uncredited)

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Jimmy Hunt

Michael Randall Jr.

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Maxine Gates

Sailor's Wife

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Robert Dudley

Carpenter

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Paul Harvey

Judge

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Olin Howland

Gardener

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Jimmie Dodd

G.I. Vet

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Paul Godkin

Ballet Dancer

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Ruth Brady

Mary (uncredited)

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