There's No Business Like Show Business
“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!”
1954•NR•1h 58m•6.1•Released
MusicComedy
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
Director
Walter Lang
Writer
Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$7M
Languages
English
Studio
20th Century Fox
Cast
Ethel Merman
Molly Donahue
Marilyn Monroe
Vicky
Mitzi Gaynor
Katy Donahue
Dan Dailey
Terence Donahue
Donald O'Connor
Tim Donahue
Johnnie Ray
Steve Donahue
Richard Eastham
Lew Harris
Hugh O'Brian
Charles Gibbs
Frank McHugh
Eddie Dugan
Rhys Williams
Father Dineen
Lee Patrick
Marge
Eve Miller
Helen
Dorothy Abbott
Showgirl (uncredited)
Lyle Talbot
Stage Manager (uncredited)
George Chakiris
Dancer (uncredited)
Production
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Sol C. Siegel
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