the theatrical adaptation of "life with father" was made into a film in 1947, directed by michael curtiz and starring william powell and irene dunne as clarence and his wife, supported by elizabeth taylor, edmund gwenn, zasu pitts, jimmy lydon and martin milner. six years later, the film was adapted into a television series, starring leon ames and lurene tuttle, which ran from november 1953 until july 1955 on the cbs television network. the series was the first live color program for network tv to originate in hollywood. the film (not the series) and its audio entered the public domain in 1975.