A stage-actress mother and her daughter wage a battle of wills in a "don't do this, daughter" and "don't do that, daughter" story of youthful folly and over-zealous parental devotion..
The Verdict: A Fascinating, Often Suffocating Relic Is Mother Knows Best worth watching today? If you are a student of film history or a fan of high-stakes melodrama, the answer is...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
John G. Blystone
John G. Blystone
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Edith Bristol, Edna Ferber, William Kernell, Paul Gerard Smith, Marion Orth, Eugene Walter
United States
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