CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. - Part I Actor William Powell had his brown hair dyed red for the role of Clarence Day SR.
William Powell had his eyebrows dyed red for the Clarence Day Sr. role.
William Powell changed his voice to become the real-life character, Clarence Day Sr.
William Powell changed his body language to become Clarence Day Sr.
Do you remember Powell in the role of the good district attorney in “Manhattan Melodrama”? He looks and sounds differently in “Life With Father”.
Audiences love the son’s memoir that began as a play. Critics love the characterizations in the play and the film. William Powell had wanted the role for five years. In 1946, Powell tested and won “one of the prize roles of all time” that of 1800’s, New York businessman, Clarence Day Sr.
On Friday, June 12, you get to join movie lovers at the NMSU Library to watch the muchloved comedy, “Life With Father”. Action begins at 1 pm. You’ll be a critic. How did William Powell do? Would you recommend this film?
Part II Plotline All fathers are original. Duh! Viewers meet Clarence Day Sr. in the popular and beloved autobiographical story, “Life With Father”. Son Clarence Day Jr. described his father as gruff, opinionated and eccentric. Father is the owner of a stock brokerage firm ------ a man-in-charge. He believes he is the man-incharge in his home too. Audiences enjoys his attempts to prove his dominance as the husband and father. Father’s warm and charming wife, Vinnie, is a capable woman in charge of the busy household and raising four young boys. Humor ensues in the husband and wife relationship, parenting tactics and treatment of other characters. Can viewers see any of father’s characteristics in their own father? Let’s join at the NMSU Library at 1 pm, June 12th. Bring your father. Let’s celebrate the men who chose the father-path!
Part III Imagine yourself strickened with a crippling arthritic disease at age 25! Clarence Day Jr., the son-author of the delightful classic story “Life With Father” was. In fact, he was bed-ridden for 36 years until his death at age 61. Despite this challenge, he devised a way of holding pencils, writing and drawing cartoons. He figured out how to use thumb and third finger to hold the tool and activated a shoulder muscle to write. His passion and talents led to essays, memoirs and illustrations. His warmly appreciated “Life With Father” brings smiles to people familiar with the work. Join movie attendees Friday, June 12th at 1 pm in the NMSU Library. You too may become a smiler.