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An Irving Berlin musical revolving around a 'showbiz' family. Songs include the famous title song plus 'Remember', 'Heat Wave' and 'Play A Simple Melody'. Read more

Starring Marilyn Monroe, Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Dan Dailey
Director Walter Lang
Genres Music/Musical

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There's no Business Like Show Business

An Irving Berlin musical revolving around a 'showbiz' family. Songs include the famous title song plus 'Remember', 'Heat Wave' and 'Play A Simple Melody'.

Starring Marilyn Monroe, Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Dan Dailey, Johnnie Ray, Mitzi Gaynor
Director Walter Lang
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
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Genres Music/Musical
Language English
Released DVD: 05 Aug 2002
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (3) of There's no Business Like Show Business

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    The title was so long it filled the CinemaScope screen and that was exactly what 20th Century-Fox intended, to show off its new (and then virtually exclusive) letterbox screen process. Fox also crammed this musical with as many stars as possible, adding zest to its hokey old “Broadway family” plot. The story rarely matters in this kind of film, though this one does take a dive when “Prince of Wails” Johnnie Ray, shows a serious inclination towards the priesthood. As the title suggests, this is the Irving Berlin songbook, and a fine one it is, though the censor interfered with Heat Wave by insisting on a change from “seat” to “feet” and, since it's sung by Marilyn Monroe, it simply doesn't make sense. Neither does Marilyn hanging out with Donald O'Connor for that matter, but it's that kind of movie. Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey and Mitzi Gaynor are all in good voice, and that garish Fox style is displayed to full effect.

    • Radio Times
  • 2 stars out of 4

    Mainly entertaining events and marvellous tunes make up this very Cinemascoped musical, in which the screen is usually filled with six people side by side.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    fantastic musical

    The story of Molly and Terry Donahue and their three children. Tim, played by Donald O'Connor meets hat check girl Marilyn Monroe and the family acts begin falling apart. This was the film I enjoyed most with Marilyn Monroe. This music and songs by Irving Berlin are wonderful, and Ethel Merman, mom, Dan Dailey, father, and Jonny Ray, brother, and Mitzi Gaynor, sister, are a very entertaining family. I will always remember the film for it's great entertainment!

      • A customer from Croydon, London
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