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There's No Business Like Show Business

19546.1 / 10117 min
Music, Comedy

Overview

With Love and Kisses from 20th Century-Fox...Straight from the Shoulder, Right from the Heart Comes...The Musicavalcade and the Personal Story of the Greatest Business on Earth!

Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.

Cast

Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman

Molly Donahue

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Vicky

Mitzi Gaynor

Mitzi Gaynor

Katy Donahue

Dan Dailey

Dan Dailey

Terence Donahue

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Tim Donahue

Johnnie Ray

Johnnie Ray

Steve Donahue

Richard Eastham

Richard Eastham

Lew Harris

Hugh O'Brian

Hugh O'Brian

Charles Gibbs

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Eddie Dugan

Rhys Williams

Rhys Williams

Father Dineen

Lee Patrick

Lee Patrick

Marge

Eve Miller

Eve Miller

Helen

Dorothy Abbott

Dorothy Abbott

Showgirl (uncredited)

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Stage Manager (uncredited)

George Chakiris

George Chakiris

Dancer (uncredited)

John Doucette

John Doucette

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Alvy Moore

Alvy Moore

Katy's Date (uncredited)

Ron Nyman

Ron Nyman

Tattooed Sailor (uncredited)

Walter Winchell

Walter Winchell

Walter Winchell (voice) (uncredited)

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

Nurse (uncredited)

Robin Raymond

Robin Raymond

Lillian Sawyer (uncredited)

Crew

Robert L. Simpson

Robert L. Simpson

Editor

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Stuart A. Reiss

Stuart A. Reiss

Set Decoration

Phoebe Ephron

Phoebe Ephron

Screenplay

Lamar Trotti

Lamar Trotti

Story

Walter Lang

Walter Lang

Director

Henry Ephron

Henry Ephron

Screenplay

Sol C. Siegel

Sol C. Siegel

Producer

Walter M. Scott

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

John DeCuir

John DeCuir

Art Direction

Leon Shamroy

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin

Songs

Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin

Music

Ray Kellogg

Ray Kellogg

Visual Effects

Gaston Glass

Gaston Glass

Production Manager

E. Clayton Ward

E. Clayton Ward

Sound

Helen Turpin

Helen Turpin

Hair Designer

Leonard Doss

Leonard Doss

Color Assistant

Lionel Newman

Lionel Newman

Music Supervisor

Charles LeMaire

Charles LeMaire

Wardrobe Supervisor

Miles White

Miles White

Costume Design

Robert Alton

Robert Alton

Choreographer

Travilla

Travilla

Costume Design

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman

Music Supervisor

Bernard Mayers

Bernard Mayers

Orchestrator

Murray Spivack

Murray Spivack

Sound

Sam Benson

Sam Benson

Wardrobe Assistant

Earle Hagen

Earle Hagen

Orchestrator

Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin

Original Music Composer

Joan Bayley

Joan Bayley

Associate Choreographer