The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, instilling in him her favorite credo, "Life is a banquet, and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death."
Directed By
Gene SaksWritten By
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Cast of Mame
Lucille BallMame Dennis
Bea ArthurVera Charles
Robert PrestonBeauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
Bruce DavisonOlder Patrick
Kirby FurlongYoung Patrick
Jane ConnellAgnes Gooch
Joyce Van PattenSally Cato
Doria Cook-NelsonGloria Upson
Don PorterMr. Upson
Audrey ChristieMrs. Upson
John McGiverMr. Babcock
Bobbi JordanPegeen
Patrick LabyorteauxPeter
Lucille BensonMother Burnside
Ruth McDevittCousin Fan
Burt MustinUncle Jeff
James BrodheadFloorwalker
Leonard StoneStage Manager
Roger PriceRalph Divine
John WheelerJudge Bregoff
Ned WertimerFred Kates
Alice NunnFat Lady
Jerry AyresBunny
Michele NicholsMidge
Eric GordonBoyd
Barbara BossonEmily
Don AmesParty Guest (uncredited)
Robert BakanicParty Guest (uncredited)
Bobbie BatesDancer (uncredited)
Al BeaudineParty Guest (uncredited)
Lois BerksonMan (uncredited)
Gary BohnBailiff (uncredited)
Richard BolksDancer (uncredited)
Bart CarrollDancer (uncredited)
Patrick CummingsDancer (uncredited)
Fred CurtDancer (uncredited)
Randy DoneyDancer (uncredited)
Gregory DrotarDancer (uncredited)
Ken DuMainParty Guest (uncredited)
Brent DunsfordWaiter (uncredited)
Peter EastmanTheatre Patron (uncredited)
Eddie GarrettParty Guest (uncredited)
Ken GrantDancer (uncredited)
Michael GrayDancer (uncredited)
Bob HarksCommuter (uncredited)
Lars HensenRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
George HickmanRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
George HolmesClerk (uncredited)
Bruce HoyDancer (uncredited)
Casse JaegerLeading Man in Play (uncredited)
Kathryn JanssenTheatre Patron (uncredited)
Sam KwasmanDancer (uncredited)
Joseph La CavaRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Mike LallyParty Guest (uncredited)
Stan MazinDancer (uncredited)
Rod McGaughyFurniture Mover (uncredited)
Jim MichaelBar Patron (uncredited)
Currie PedersonWaiter / Dancer (uncredited)
Wanda PerryWoman in Plaza Hotel (uncredited)
Frank RadcliffeParty Guest (uncredited)
Leoda RichardsTheatre Patron (uncredited)
Victor RomitoParty Guest (uncredited)
Clark RossParty Guest (uncredited)
Alton RuffDancer (uncredited)
Paul RussellParty Guest (uncredited)
Jessie SalveBartender / Dancer (uncredited)
Jet SharonDancer (uncredited)
George SimmonsParty Guest (uncredited)
Norman StevansParty Guest (uncredited)
Dean TaliaferroDancer (uncredited)
Tim TaylorDancer (uncredited)
Bob TempletonParty Guest (uncredited)
Jerry TrentDancer (uncredited)
Judy Van WormerDancer (uncredited)
Janice WhitbyDancer (uncredited)
Marc WilderDancer (uncredited)
Darcel WynneDancer (uncredited)
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