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There's No Business Like Show Business
There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

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!

Genres

MusicComedy

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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.

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Budget

$4300000

Revenue

$7100000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

16 December 1954

Country

United States of America

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)

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