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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles LamontDirector
- Hans J. SalterOriginal Music Composer
- Michael FessierScreenplay
- Ernest PaganoScreenplay
Cast
- Donald O'ConnorJimmy Monahan
- Peggy RyanPatsy Monahan
- Jack OakiePete Monahan
- Ann BlythSheila DeRoyce
- Rosemary DeCampLillian DeRoyce
- John MiljanArnold Pembroke
- Isabel JewellRose
- Gavin MuirWeldon Laydon
- Marion MartinSoubrette
- Ian WolfeClerk
- Robert HomansPoliceman
- Lloyd IngrahamJudge
Stills
Themes
unemploymentvaudeville act