True to Life

This one was a different combination of characters and events that I have seen in comedies that are more well known, but I was pleasantly surprised.

In my opinion, that's why it deserves a higher rating among others of its time and style than it is given here. All I knew previously of Mary Martin was that she played Peter Pan on live television when I was a kid, and that Larry Hagman of Dallas and I Dream of Genie was her son.

Franchot Tone was great in a Twillight Zone episode and I always enjoy him in the old movies. Dick Powell made it bigger on the small screen, as did William Demarest on My Three Sons. But the cherry on top for me was Victor Moore as Pop Porter.

Anyone who enjoys the black and white comedies of this era should love it.