Mame

Upon the death of wealthy Chicagoan Edward Dennis in the late 1920s, his nine-year-old son Patrick Dennis becomes the ward of their only living relative, Edward’s equally-wealthy New-York-residing sister, Mame Dennis. Edward’s will states that Patrick is to be raised Protestant in a "traditional" manner and that the trustee, Mr. Babcock of the Knickerbocker Bank, will pay Mame for expenses incurred in raising Patrick, but he has the right to refuse to pay if he deems that she’s not honoring the spirit of Edward’s will. Mr. Babcock and Patrick’s longtime nanny, the timid Agnes Gooch, are to ensure that Patrick is raised correctly. Edward included these stipulations in his will knowing that his sister is a flamboyant, freewheeling, eccentric woman who can be considered anything but traditional or conventional. Despite the disruption each provides in the other’s life, Mame and Patrick form a loving, supportive relationship. Mame wants to provide her sense of guidance to Patrick, which …