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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0089218316295
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Alpha Video
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Alpha Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 04, 2002
Running Time: 118 minutes
Sales Rank: 13611
Studio: Alpha Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 13, 1947
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Ah, remember those good old days when father ruled the roost, keeping a tight rein on the money, the kids, and the docile wife? Well, neither does Clarence Day (William Powell), the title character in Life with Father. Taking place in New York in 1883, this charming comedy purports to show the life of a strict father managing his house and his family, only to be constantly--and unknowingly--out-manipulated by his somewhat ditzy wife, Vinnie (Irene Dunne). Day is terrifying enough that maids keep quitting, but Vinnie manages to keep Day under control--that is, until she discovers that he was never baptized. A battle ensues as she desperately tries to ensure that they will one day meet in heaven, and all the while he severely maintains that the church has no business messing with a man's soul. Meanwhile, young Clarence Day Jr. (Jimmy Lydon) is busy falling for visiting Mary Skinner (played gigglingly by Elizabeth Taylor), and his brother John concocts a money-making scheme that involves the selling of a rather dubious potion. The costumes, the characters, and the wonderful story line--based on a play that was based on the memoir written by Clarence Day Jr.--make this a delightful movie that's perfect for a family-film night. --Jenny Brown
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Bad quality
I have always loved this movie. I have always had good quality items from Amazon but this DVD was bad. The picture was of poor quality and you can hardly understand what they were actually saying.
I returned the movie. I don't know if it was this one DVD or are they all like that.
Rating: - Life with Father
The quality of the video was very poor. The sound was bad and part of the video was so bad you couldn't watch it. I really love this movie and was very disappointed
Carolyn Taylor
Rating:  - So Real !
Life with father is, a true story and I can vouch for it being just like real life, at least life with a father like mine, {born in 1919}.
Like Vinnie, in the movie, my mother always got what she wanted too, and my father was always fussing about it, just like Mr.Clarence Day, and to hear him tell his eldest son about women, when he first notices his son taking an interest in girls, or rather in a girl, was just like hearing my father tell my brother about women!
It is so true to real life, at least, like I said, in my home, that I just about died laughing! Interestingly, it was so well done that my father, who was watching it with me, really enjoyed it as well!
Of course his wife, my mother, died at a young{compared to my father's 89 years}62, so perhaps in missing her he sees the story in a different light.
The sweet way in which they show the love between Clarence and his wife, Vinny, is so beautiful, and really touching, I highly recommend the story, the only reason why I didn't put five stars is because of the picture quality and sound, but it is not as bad as others, who are not as used to old movies as I am, would lead you to believe.
I really do not know if they can reproduce it any better, perhaps with some they can only do the best they can, but looking back I can't see it as a problem at all, we are just so used to everything these days being so richly textured, the story itself is so well done that you really don't notice anything else but the pure joy ... Read More
Rating: - don't spend the money
I agree with the other reviewers. This is a good movie, good cast and story, but this DVD version is awful. The picture is grainy and the sound is barely audible, not worth the time or money , wait for a new issue.
Rating: - Dated But Still A Classic
A classic movie, unfortunatly the acting IS dated and some viewers might not appreciate it.
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