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The Merry Monahans (1944)

The Merry Monahans (1944)

Drama Comedy Music

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!

Release Date: 1944, September 15
Directors: Charles Lamont
Countries: United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures
Cast: John Miljan, Isabel Jewell, Donald O'Connor, Jack Oakie, Lloyd Ingraham, Ian Wolfe, Robert Homans, Marion Martin, Peggy Ryan, Ann Blyth, Gavin Muir, Rosemary DeCamp

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

unemployment vaudeville act