The Mating Season
1951, English. Directed by Mitchell Leisen.
The comedy of the year!!!
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Mitchell LeisenDirector
- Gene TierneyMaggie Carleton
- John LundVal McNulty
- Miriam HopkinsFran Carleton
- Thelma RitterEllen McNulty
- Jan SterlingBetsy
- Larry KeatingMr. Kalinger Sr.
- James LorimerGeorge Kalinger Jr.
- Gladys HurlbutMrs. Conger
- Cora WitherspoonMrs. Williamson
- Malcolm KeenMr. Williamson
- Ellen CorbyAnnie
- Billie BirdMugsy
Details
- Released
- 12 January 1951
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard L. Breen
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The Mating Season runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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The Mating Season isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 January 1951. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Mating Season, try Housesitter, The Right Kind of Wrong, Easy Virtue.
Who directed The Mating Season?
The Mating Season (1951) was directed by Mitchell Leisen and stars Gene Tierney, John Lund, Miriam Hopkins.