There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

Directed by

Walter Lang

Genre

drama film, musical film, romantic comedy, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 108 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family of vaudeville performers navigates their careers and romances. The musical features songs by Irving Berlin and stars Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, and Marilyn Monroe.

energeticsentimentallivelyold-fashionedspectacularromanticwhimsicalshowbiz-glamorous

What happens

Irving Berlin's There's No Business Like Show Business is a 1954 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Walter Lang. It stars Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Marilyn Monroe, Dan Dailey, Johnnie Ray, and Mitzi Gaynor. The title is borrowed from the song in the stage musical (and MGM film) Annie Get Your Gun. The screenplay was written by Phoebe Ephron and Henry Ephron, based on a story by Lamar Trotti; and the movie was Fox's first musical in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color. O'Connor later called the film the best picture he ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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