The Merry Monahans
“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!”
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 15
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Edited by Charles MaynardShot by Charles Van Enger
Also known as
- Noche triunfales
- Le Joyeux Trio Monahanfr
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Cast & Crew
15 unique people credited
Top billed 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
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