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There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

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!

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Walter Lang
Writer : Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron

Synopsis

Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.

Actors

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)

Crews

Sol C. Siegel
Sol C. Siegel
Producer
Robert L. Simpson
Robert L. Simpson
Editor
Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Stuart A. Reiss
Stuart A. Reiss
Set Decoration
Walter Lang
Walter Lang
Director
Phoebe Ephron
Phoebe Ephron
Screenplay
Henry Ephron
Henry Ephron
Screenplay
Walter M. Scott
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti
Story
John DeCuir
John DeCuir
Art Direction
Leon Shamroy
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Travilla
Travilla
Costume Design
Miles White
Miles White
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Helen Turpin
Helen Turpin
Hair Designer
Gaston Glass
Gaston Glass
Production Manager
Ray Kellogg
Ray Kellogg
Visual Effects
Charles Le Maire
Charles Le Maire
Wardrobe Supervisor
Sam Benson
Sam Benson
Wardrobe Assistant
Leonard Doss
Leonard Doss
Color Assistant
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Compositor
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Music Supervisor
Lionel Newman
Lionel Newman
Music Supervisor
Bernard Mayers
Bernard Mayers
Orchestrator
Earle Hagen
Earle Hagen
Orchestrator
Robert Alton
Robert Alton
Choreographer
Murray Spivack
Murray Spivack
Sound
E. Clayton Ward
E. Clayton Ward
Sound

Trailers and other movies

THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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