The Mating Season poster

Movie · 1951

The Mating Season

Released 12 January 1951 More from 1951 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Elizabeth Flournoy
as Miss Penfield (School Bus Driver) (uncredited)
64
Malcolm Keen
as Mr. Williamson
63
Cora Witherspoon
as Mrs. Williamson
61
William Fawcett
as Mr. Tuttle
56
Gene Tierney
as Maggie Carleton
30
Jan Sterling
as Betsy
29
Kasey Rogers
as Bridesmaid / Party Guest (uncredited)
25
FR·02

The numbers

Computed from the cast above
39years between the oldest and youngest billed
64Elizabeth Flournoy — oldest on the call sheet
25Kasey Rogers — youngest billed
47average age of the credited cast
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