There’s No Business Like Show Business 1954 123movies

Watch: There’s No Business Like Show Business 1954 123movies, Full Movie Online – 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 in the early 1920s, they who subsequently under the names the Three Donahues, the Four Donahues and the Five Donahues, trotted out Steve, then Steve and Katy, then Steve, Katy and Tim on stage as early as they being toddlers. Molly was able to convince Terry to give the kids a stable education at a boarding school as the two of them continued their on the road career in Molly wanting the kids to have a normal life. They were pleasantly surprised that the kids grew up not only to have musical performing talent, but wanted to perform as a family unit as the Five Donahues. That harmony on and off stage was threatened first by Steve contemplating following another calling – the threat not only in his thought of leaving the act, but in the nature of that calling – and second when Tim becomes infatuated with up and coming singer Vicky Parker, who unlike the naturally talented Donahues, has to tailor her act to showcase her assets. While Vicky is not a bad person per se despite Molly’s thoughts to the contrary, Vicky’s drive to become a star with Tim’s addictive nature proves to be a potentially destructive combination..
Plot: Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
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Ratings:

	6.4/10 Votes: 6,215
	67% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 76 Popularity: 10.221 | TMDB

Reviews:

Pushing the Limits
Two scenes surprise, both with Marilyn Monroe: her singing of the “After You Get What You Want…” number in a ultra-tight, combination flesh-colored/white gown. It’s obvious that the image portrayed is that she could be nude, with the frilly white covering her talents. The second is the famous “Heat Wave” number, in a skimpy outfit, with her navel appropriately covered, yet below is a flesh-colored “window” for more erotic symbolism. In 1954 nudity could NOT be shown, but those scenes probably BARELY squeaked by the censors. The film depicts the traveling, singing/dancing Donahue Family, headed by brassy Ethel Merman and Dan Dailey, with sons Donald O’Connor, Johnnie Ray (who wants to be a priest), and daughter Mitzi Gaynor. It’s obvious the Monroe character was an afterthought to boost the film’s success; the actress really didn’t want to do the part, the studio allegedly counteracted by upping her salary and promising her the lead in “The Seven Year Itch” (1955). Nevertheless, Monroe looks great and is unforgettable, comedically, dramatically and musically. O’Connor is great fun and Gaynor is a knockout dancer. Between some slow stages, musical numbers are expertly staged, with magnificent sets and superb color schemes all throughout. The finale is surprisingly touching with a rousing title tune reprise by all; only way to watch this is on the pristine-restored widescreem (2:55 to 1) DVD.

Viva La Merman
The only reason I watched this film, available on DVD, was to see and hear Ethel Merman. Known mostly for her successful Broadway stage career, she also made over twenty films, mostly in the 30’s, and then again in the 50’s and 60’s She was a legendary performer with a unique and forceful singing voice.

In this musical film from 1954, she and Dan Dailey are mom and pop, in a traveling show-biz family called The Five Donahues. The three grown Donahue kids are played by Johnnie Ray, Mitzi Gaynor, and Donald O’Connor. Marilyn Monroe shows up later in the film as an aspiring singer whom O’Connor falls for.

The film’s plot is paper thin, and is really just an excuse to showcase the singing and dancing talents of the cast. Mitzi Gaynor is quite good as a dancer, and Johnnie Ray’s singing style is, well, “different”. Marilyn Monroe tries to sing and act. But mostly what she does best is — smolder. The musical numbers are colorful and splashy. The costumes are colorful and tacky.

I could have wished for more of Ethel, and less of the others. For me, the film’s last seven minute segment is the best. We get to watch Ethel Merman on stage alone, singing “There’s No Business Like Show Business” as only viva la Merman can sing it.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 57 min (117 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Approved
Genre Comedy, Drama, Musical
Director Walter Lang
Writer Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron, Lamar Trotti
Actors Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Donald O’Connor
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (optical prints), 4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) (magnetic prints)
Aspect Ratio 2.55 : 1
Camera Bausch & Lomb Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process CinemaScope (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm