The Merry Monahans (1944)
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!
91 min
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.
- Release date
- September 15, 1944
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Donald O'Connor as Jimmy Monahan
- Peggy Ryan as Patsy Monahan
- Jack Oakie as Pete Monahan
- Ann Blyth as Sheila DeRoyce
- Rosemary DeCamp as Lillian Miles, aka Lillian DeRoyce
- John Miljan as Arnold Pembroke, Has-Been Matinee Idol
- Gavin Muir as Weldon Laydon, Broadway Talent Scout
- Isabel Jewell as Rose, aka Rose Monahan,unscrupulous Chorus Girl
- Ian Wolfe as Clerk
- Robert Homans as Policeman
Crew
- Charles Lamont · Director
- Michael Fessier · Writer
- Ernest Pagano · Writer
- Michael Fessier · Producer
- Ernest Pagano · Producer
- Charles Van Enger · Cinematographer
- Charles Maynard · Editor