There`s No Business Like Show Business (1954) |
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There`s No Business Like Show Business Cast |
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Marilyn Monroe
(as Vicky Hoffman | Vicky Parker)
with Donald O`Connor
(as Tim Donahue)
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Other InformationAwardsBest Written American Musical Writers Guild of America, USA [1955] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Best Writing, Motion Picture Story Academy Awards [1955] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture Academy Awards [1955] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Best Costume Design, Color Academy Awards [1955] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Plot SummaryIn 1919, Terrance and Molly Donahue, a husband-and-wife vaudeville team known as The Donahues, pursue both success and a stable family life. As the years pass, their act becomes The Five Donahues with the addition of their children, Steve, Katy and ... DiscographySinglesRemember Let`s Have Another Cup O`Coffee If You Believe When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam When They Play a Simple Melody A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody A Man Chases a Girl (Until She Catches Him) A Sailor`s Not A Sailor (`Til A Sailor`s Been Tattooed) Alexander`s Ragtime Band You`d Be Surprised There`s No Business Like Show Business Lazy Heat Wave After You Get What You Want You Don`t Want It |
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Trivia and QuotesQuotes Molly Donahue: You start worrying about your kids the day they`re born, and you never stop. Even after they bury you, I bet you never stop worrying.
Trivia "Anything You Can Do" (music and lyrics by Irving Berlin), sung by Ethel Merman and Dan Dailey, was cut from this movie. The song as filmed still exists. In 1946, Miss Merman and Ray Middleton had introduced this song in the Broadway musical, "Annie Get Your Gun."
As Vicky passes Tim in the beginning of the movie, he says to her, "Well, if it isn`t Ethel Barrymore!" Gene Kelly said the same thing to Debbie Reynolds in Singin` in the Rain (1952), in which Donald O`Connor also starred.
During the filming of the scene where Donald O`Connor and Marilyn Monroe were kissing, there were over 1,000 onlookers who had drifted over from other sets. During the making of the CD, it was discovered that half the "Play a Simple Melody" duet was deteriorated beyond repair, with the result that Ethel Merman is credited on the CD label with singing with a "temporary vocal double for Dan Dailey". However, the non-stereo version was intact and was added to the CD as well - they are tracks Fourteen and Fifteen.
Donald O`Connor had separated from his wife of ten years. She and Dan Dailey, who played O`Connor`s father, were dating during the shooting of the film. After filming wrapped, the O`Connors divorced and shortly thereafter Gwen and Dailey married. Marilyn Monroe`s voice on the Decca soundtrack album "There`s No Business Like Show Business" was replaced by singer Dolores Gray because Monroe`s voice was under contract to another record company that would not release the rights for use on the album. Marilyn Monroe was promised the lead role in The Seven Year Itch (1955) if she appeared in this film to boost the box-office potential. The role of Vicky was written especially for this purpose, and songs such as "Heatwave" originally intended for Molly were assigned to her. | ||
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