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Despite the name at the top of the billing, this film belongs fairly and squarely to the elderly folks - Spring Byington ("Louisa"), Edmund Gwenn ("Hammond") and Charles Coburn ("Burnside"). Both men are vying for the affections of the former - the mother of aspiring architect "H…
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Louisa
“The funniest thing that ever happened to a family!”
65%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
Louisa (1950) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Louisa (1950) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Romance with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Architect Hal Norton and wife Meg invite his widowed mother Louisa to move in with them, only to discover the sweet elderly lady is romantically involved with what seems to be every old coot in town. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Louisa 65% (11 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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65%
from 11 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Architect Hal Norton and wife Meg invite his widowed mother Louisa to move in with them, only to discover the sweet elderly lady is romantically involved with what seems to be every old coot in town.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1950-05-31
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 99492
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What is Louisa about?
Architect Hal Norton and wife Meg invite his widowed mother Louisa to move in with them, only to discover the sweet elderly lady is romantically involved with what seems to be every old coot in town.
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How long is the movie Louisa?
The official runtime for Louisa is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Ronald Reagan
Hal Norton

Ruth Hussey
Meg Norton

Spring Byington
Louisa Norton

Charles Coburn
Mr. Burnside

Edmund Gwenn
Mr. Hammond

Piper Laurie
Cathy Norton

Scotty Beckett
Jimmy Blake

Jimmy Hunt
Chris Norton

Connie Gilchrist
Gladys

Willard Waterman
Dick Stewart
- M
Marjorie Crossland
Lil Stewart

Martin Milner
Bob Stewart

Terry Frost
Stacy Walker

Dave Willock
Joe Collins
- J
John Albright
Party Guest (uncredited)
- R
Ralph Brooks
Party Guest (uncredited)
- B
Beulah Christian
Party Guest (uncredited)
- B
Bill Clauson
'Charleston' Dancer (uncredited)
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Despite the name at the top of the billing, this film belongs fairly and squarely to the elderly folks - Spring Byington ("Louisa"), Edmund Gwenn ("Hammond") and Charles Coburn ("Burnside"). Both men are vying for the affections of the former - the mother of aspiring architect "Hal" (Ronald Reagan). The story moves along quickly and amusingly with the two resorting to more increasingly outlandish methods to secure the hand of "Louisa". Meantime, their antics are playing havoc on her son and on his family with whom she lives. Though the ending is a bit far-fetched, the joke still holds up remarkably well. Reagan portrays the role of the increasingly frenetic son quite effusively and the family of supporting cast - including Piper Laurie and Scotty Beckett who are having their own relationship issues - all contribute well to this enjoyable story that clearly validates the theory that life begins at 50, or 60, or....
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