The Merry Monahans

On top of the world or out on their ear...They're the merriest, maddest, lovin'est gang that ever hoofed and spoofed their way to the Big Time!

The Merry Monahans — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 15, 1944
• Runtime
• 91 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama, Music
• Director
• Charles Lamont

The Merry Monahans — Cast

Donald O'Connor Jimmy Monahan Peggy Ryan Patsy Monahan Jack Oakie Pete Monahan Ann Blyth Sheila DeRoyce Rosemary DeCamp Lillian DeRoyce John Miljan Arnold Pembroke Isabel Jewell Rose Gavin Muir Weldon Laydon