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The Merry Monahans

On top of the world or out on their ear...They're the merriest, maddest, lovin'est gang that ever hoofed and spoofed their way to the Big Time!
Sep 15, 1944 · 1h 31m
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Comedy
Drama
Music

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The film concerns a family vaudeville troupe headed by patriarch Pete Monahan. Because of his love affair with the bottle, Pete manages to get himself and his family blacklisted from every major vaude house in the country. Though Pete's kids Jimmy and Patsy love their dad, they're forced to break away from the act and go off on their own to survive. Eventually, the whole gang is reunited in a shamelessly lachrymose musical finale.

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CAST

Donald O'Connor
Jimmy Monahan
Peggy Ryan
Patsy Monahan
Jack Oakie
Pete Monahan
Ann Blyth
Sheila DeRoyce
Rosemary DeCamp
Lillian DeRoyce
John Miljan
Arnold Pembroke
Isabel Jewell
Rose
Gavin Muir
Weldon Laydon
Directed by Charles Lamont

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
—
Production
Universal Pictures
Country
US

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