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The Merry Monahans (1944)

5.5 | Sep 15, 1944 (US) | Comedy, Drama, Music | 01:31

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!

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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Donald O'Connor
Jimmy Monahan
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Peggy Ryan
Patsy Monahan
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Jack Oakie
Pete Monahan
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Ann Blyth
Sheila DeRoyce
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Rosemary DeCamp
Lillian DeRoyce
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John Miljan
Arnold Pembroke
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Gavin Muir
Weldon Laydon
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Marion Martin
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Ian Wolfe
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