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There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

★ 6.4Approved117 minDirector: Walter Lang

1954 musical-comedy drama directed by Walter Lang

Irving Berlin's There's No Business Like Show Business is a 1954 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Walter Lang. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Marilyn Monroe, Dan Dailey, Johnnie Ray, and Mitzi Gaynor.

The title is borrowed from the song in the stage musical (and MGM film) Annie Get Your Gun. The screenplay was written by Phoebe Ephron and Henry Ephron, based on a story by Lamar Trotti; and the movie was Fox's first musical in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color.

O'Connor later called the film the best picture he ever made.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is There's No Business Like Show Business about?
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) — The Donahues - husband and wife Terry and Molly, and their three offspring Steve, Katy and Tim - are a song and dance act. Their survival as a performing act of five and as a family collective is presented. Under their family name, Terry and Molly were a successful vaudeville act
Is There's No Business Like Show Business based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is There's No Business Like Show Business scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.