Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
Directed by	Richard Quine
Produced by	Stanley Rubin Ray Stark
Written by	Arthur Kopit (play) Ian Bernard
Starring	Rosalind Russell Robert Morse Barbara Harris Hugh Griffith
Music by	Neal Hefti
Cinematography	Charles Lawton, Jr. Geoffrey Unsworth
Editing by	Warren Low David Wages
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	1967
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad: A Pseudoclassical Tragifarce in a Bastard French Tradition was the first play written by Arthur L. Kopit. The play opened off-Broadway at the Phoenix Repertory Theatre in New York City in 1962 and moved to the Morosco Theatre for 47 performances on Broadway in 1963. The principal roles were originated by Hermione Gingold (Madame Rosepettle), Sam Waterston (Jonathan, her awkward son) Barbara Harris, Alix Elias (Rosalie, seductive babysitter), and Sandor Szabo (Commodore Roseabove). The director was Jerome Robbins. ^[1]

The play was turned into a film of the same name in 1967, starring Rosalind Russell, Robert Morse and Barbara Harris, and directed by Richard Quine.

Barbara Harris reprised her role of Rosalie from the 1962 play in the film version.

Plot Summary

Described by the author as a "farce in three scenes" the story involves an over-bearing mother who travels to a luxury resort in the Caribbean, bringing along her son and her husband (who is deceased, but preserved and brought along in his casket).

Cast (film)

• Rosalind Russell as Madame Rosepettle
• Robert Morse as Jonathan
• Barbara Harris as Rosalie
• Hugh Griffith as Commodore Roseabove
• Jonathan Winters as Dad (Narrator)
• Lionel Jeffries as Airport Commander

References

1. ^ Internet Broadway Database listing

External links

• Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad at the Internet Broadway Database
• Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad at the Internet Movie Database

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