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There's No Business Like Show Business

1954 · 118 min

A warm, nostalgic musical that sweeps you through decades of family ups and downs with big song-and-dance numbers and heartfelt moments.

Directed by
Walter Lang
Genres
Music, Comedy
Starring
Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Mitzi Gaynor
Tagline
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!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Walter Lang
Genres
Music, Comedy
Starring
Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Mitzi Gaynor
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • music
  • love
  • ambition
  • faith
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
music, comedy
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Languages
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