True to Life 80 years old
ONLY REAL LIFE COULD BE SO SCREWY! SO SENSATIONAL! SO GOOD!
A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics. The show becomes a big hit, but he begins to feel guilty about his charade when he falls in love with the family's pretty older daughter.
Credits
True to Life Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edmund Mortimer He was 69, 69 years old when he died | as Porter House Guest |
| Ann Doran She was 32, 89 years old when she died | as Radio Kitty |
| Terry Moore She was 14, now 95 years old | as Little Girl |
| J. Farrell MacDonald He was 68, 77 years old when he died | as Bit Role |
| Charles Cane He was 44, 74 years old when he died | as Expressman |
| Yvonne De Carlo She was 21, 84 years old when she died | as Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Clarence Kolb He was 69, 90 years old when he died | as Mr. Huggins |
| Dick Powell He was 39, 58 years old when he died | as Link Ferris |
| Harry Tyler He was 55, 73 years old when he died | as Program Director |
| Raymond Roe He was 18, 84 years old when he died | as Clem |
| Nestor Paiva He was 38, 61 years old when he died | as Kapopolis |
| Charles R. Moore He was 50, 54 years old when he died | as Gabe the Butler |
| Stanley Andrews He was 52, 77 years old when he died | as Frank, Bakery Foreman |
| Tim Ryan He was 29, 16 years old when he died | as Mr. Mammal |
| Jack Gardner He was 33, 66 years old when he died | as Radio Man |
| Franchot Tone He was 38, 63 years old when he died | as Fletcher Marvin |
| Ernest Truex He was 54, 83 years old when he died | as Oscar Elkins |
| William Demarest He was 51, 91 years old when he died | as Uncle Jake |
| Betty Farrington She was 45, 90 years old when she died | as Mrs. Barkow |
| Eddy Chandler He was 49, 54 years old when he died | as Subway Guard |
| Dorothy Granger She was 31, 82 years old when she died | as Dance Extra (uncredited) |
| Tom Kennedy He was 58, 80 years old when he died | as Customer (uncredited) |
| Bud Jamison He was 49, 50 years old when he died | as Uncle Jim Farmer (uncredited) |
| Vernon Dent He was 48, 68 years old when he died | as Bit Role |
| Harry Shannon He was 53, 74 years old when he died | as Mr. Mason |
| Billy Bletcher He was 49, 84 years old when he died | as Radio Heavy |
| Fred Kelsey He was 59, 77 years old when he died | as Cop |
| Harry Hayden He was 61, 72 years old when he died | as Radio Pop |
| Shirley Mills She was 17, 83 years old when she died | as Radio Sister |
| Grace Hayle She was 55, 74 years old when she died | as Bit Role |
| John Hiestand | as Narrator |
| Constance Purdy She was 59, 75 years old when she died | as Woman in Subway |
| Donald Kerr He was 4, 37 years old when he died | as Guide on Bus |
| Paul Newlan He was 40, 70 years old when he died | as Stage Doorkeeper |
| Mabel Paige She was 63, 73 years old when she died | as Mom Porter |
| Matt McHugh He was 49, 77 years old when he died | as Taxicab Driver |
| Robert Winkler He was 16, 62 years old when he died | as Radio Sonny |
| Esther Howard She was 51, 72 years old when she died | as Bit Role |
| Victor Moore He was 67, 86 years old when he died | as Pop Porter |
| Walter Soderling He was 71, 75 years old when he died | as Man in Subway |
| Mary Martin She was 30, 76 years old when she died | as Bonnie Porter |
True to Life Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Harry Tugend as Screenplay. He was 46 (92) years old when He died | Writing |
| Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 58 (81) years old when He died | Art |
| Buddy G. DeSylva as Executive Producer. He was 48 (55) years old when He died | Production |
| LeRoy Stone as Editor. He was 49 (55) years old when He died | Editing |
| Paul Jones as Producer. | Production |
| George Sawley as Set Decoration. He was 39 (62) years old when He died | Art |
| Ben Barzman as Story. He was 32 (78) years old when He died | Writing |
| Charles Lang as Director of Photography. He was 41 (96) years old when He died | Camera |
| A. Earl Hedrick as Art Direction. He was 47 (89) years old when He died | Art |
| Don Hartman as Screenplay. He was 43 (57) years old when He died | Writing |
| Sol Barzman as Story. | Writing |
True to Life (80 years)
ONLY REAL LIFE COULD BE SO SCREWY! SO SENSATIONAL! SO GOOD!
- Release day: Friday, December 24, 1943
- Runtime: 94 minutes