Mom and Dad (1945) | |
| Director(s) | William Beaudine |
| Producer(s) | Kroger Babb, Barney A. Sarecky (supervising) |
| Top Genres | Drama |
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Mom and Dad (1945) was a Drama Film directed by William Beaudine and produced by Barney A. Sarecky and Kroger Babb.
Mom and Dad was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2005.
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When the film opened in Baltimore, Maryland, the theater was picketed by religious groups, the Catholic Legion of Decency gave it a "C" (Condemned) rating and the Maryland Board of Censors threatened to have it banned in the state. All of that publicity resulted in the picture doing $32,000 worth of business in the first week at a time when theater admission prices were 25 cents.
Olympic star Jesse Owens was the film's pitchman in black theaters for a time.
There was a break in the film in which the audience was treated to a live lecture by "The Eminent Hygiene Commentator Elliot Forbes", entitled "The Secrets of Sensible Sex". The lecture featured a pitch for a book that would be sold to the audience. At one point there were over 25 units working, each accompanied by their own "Elliot Forbes".
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Olympic star Jesse Owens was the film's pitchman in black theaters for a time.
There was a break in the film in which the audience was treated to a live lecture by "The Eminent Hygiene Commentator Elliot Forbes", entitled "The Secrets of Sensible Sex". The lecture featured a pitch for a book that would be sold to the audience. At one point there were over 25 units working, each accompanied by their own "Elliot Forbes".
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