The Merry Monahans
6.7
“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!”
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
16 people
Donald O'Connor
Jimmy Monahan
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
Toys
Peggy Ryan
Patsy Monahan
Known for
Hawaii Five-O
Michael Fessier
Charles Lamont
Charles Carroll
Jack Oakie
Pete Monahan
Known for
The Great Dictator
Lover Come Back
Ernest Pagano
Ann Blyth
Sheila DeRoyce
Known for
Mildred Pierce
Brute Force
Rosemary DeCamp
Lillian DeRoyce
Known for
13 Ghosts
Yankee Doodle Dandy
John Miljan
Arnold Pembroke
Known for
Samson and Delilah
M
Isabel Jewell
Rose
Known for
The Leopard Man
Design for Living
Gavin Muir
Weldon Laydon
Known for
Night Tide
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Charles Lamont Director · Michael Fessier Screenplay Ernest Pagano Screenplay
United States release September 15, 1944 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 15, 1944
Theatrical
Argentina
December 7, 1944
Finland
July 2, 1948
Mexico
December 8, 1944
Sweden
February 26, 1945
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