Peggy Cass

Auntie Mame -- The legendary Rosalind Russell ('Gypsy,' 'His Girl Friday') recreates on screen her Broadway triumph as an eccentric grande dame who teaches her 10-year old nephew to appreciate life.

In this farcical look at Americans abroad, vacationing Samantha Perkins (Suzanne Pleshette) finds herself wooed by tour guide Charlie Cartwright (Ian McShane). As the busload of travelers rushes through nine countries in 18 days, Samantha ponders whether Charlie's her Mr. Right. The film's numerous cameos include John Cassavetes, Robert Vaughn, Joan Collins, Ben Gazzara, Donovan, Vittorio De Sica and Anita Ekberg.

The legendary Rosalind Russell ("Gypsy," "His Girl Friday") recreates on screen her Broadway triumph as an eccentric grande dame who teaches her 10-year old nephew to appreciate life. As she puts it..."life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death."

Rosalind Russell dazzles in a tour de force performance as the larger-than-life Mame Dennis, who unexpectedly gains custody of her young nephew Patrick in 1920s New York. As Patrick grows, he learns to live by Auntie Mame's motto: "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!" Peggy Cass, Coral Browne and Pippa Scott co-star in this exhilarating comedy based on the memoir by Patrick Dennis.

The legendary Rosalind Russell ("Gypsy," "His Girl Friday") recreates on screen her Broadway triumph as an eccentric grande dame who teaches her 10-year old nephew to appreciate life.

The legendary Rosalind Russell ("Gypsy," "His Girl Friday") recreates on screen her Broadway triumph as an eccentric grande dame who teaches her 10-year old nephew to appreciate life.

An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle.