{"id":31254,"date":"2013-05-06T13:45:30","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T20:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31254"},"modified":"2021-02-05T01:10:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T08:10:06","slug":"theres-no-business-like-show-business-1954","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31254","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s No Business Like Show Business (1954)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You start worrying about your kids the day they&#8217;re born, and you never stop. Even after they bury you, I bet you never stop worrying.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Poster-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Poster-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nMarried vaudeville team Terence (Dan Dailey) and Molly (Ethel Merman) Donahue become &#8220;The Five Donahues&#8221; when their children &#8212; Tim (Donald O&#8217;Connor), Katy (Mitzi Gaynor), and Steve (Johnnie Ray) &#8212; join them onstage; but Steve&#8217;s desire to join the priesthood and Tim&#8217;s struggles with alcohol while romancing a sexy singer (Marilyn Monroe) bring challenges to their family&#8217;s happiness.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan Dailey Films<\/li>\n<li>Marilyn Monroe Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Vaudeville and Burlesque<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs noted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/theres-no-business-like-show-business-1\">by Time Out&#8217;s reviewer<\/a>, this disappointing 20th Century Fox musical &#8212; its first filmed in Cinemascope &#8212; features &#8220;[Ethel] Merman at her loudest:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1845\" height=\"721\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman2.png 1845w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman2-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman2-1024x400.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman2-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman2-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman2-1536x600.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman2-604x236.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1845px) 100vw, 1845px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; [Dan] Dailey at his crassest:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman-Dailey.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman-Dailey.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1855\" height=\"713\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman-Dailey.png 1855w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman-Dailey-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman-Dailey-1024x394.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman-Dailey-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman-Dailey-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman-Dailey-1536x590.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Merman-Dailey-604x232.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1855px) 100vw, 1855px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and [Marilyn] Monroe, thank heaven, at her 20th Century Foxiest&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1829\" height=\"715\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe2.png 1829w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe2-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe2-1024x400.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe2-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe2-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe2-1536x600.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe2-604x236.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1829px) 100vw, 1829px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, other than its Irving Berlin-ful score, Monroe will be the main draw for most viewers &#8212; though her supporting role here seems decidedly shoehorned into the narrative, and she&#8217;s paired with the worst possible choice of romantic interests in her entire movie career. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1857\" height=\"723\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe.png 1857w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-1024x399.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-768x299.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-1536x598.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-604x235.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1857px) 100vw, 1857px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(No offense meant to O&#8217;Connor; they&#8217;re simply utterly mismatched. Ray would have been a much better choice &#8212; but his character is sent off into priesthood!) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Priesthood.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Priesthood-1024x393.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"246\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Priesthood-1024x393.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Priesthood-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Priesthood-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Priesthood-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Priesthood-1536x589.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Priesthood-604x232.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Priesthood.png 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, as pointed out by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s240monroe.html\">DVD Savant<\/a>, &#8220;the production is rather garish and empty (an awful lot of wide screens full of billowing, sequined drapes)&#8221;, and while &#8220;this is supposed to [represent] the gaudy world of vaudeville&#8230; the final kiss of death is that a lot of the stuff Marilyn is made to wear here is just plain ugly&#8221; (!!). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-Jamaica.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-Jamaica.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1837\" height=\"709\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-Jamaica.png 1837w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-Jamaica-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-Jamaica-1024x395.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-Jamaica-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-Jamaica-768x296.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-Jamaica-1536x593.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Monroe-Jamaica-604x233.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1837px) 100vw, 1837px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While it possesses a couple of nicely staged and performed Berlin tunes, the movie&#8217;s sole point of interest for film fanatics is the chance to watch a handful of little-seen cinematic performers &#8212; Merman (primarily a Broadway star), Gaynor (primarily a voiceover singer), and Ray (primarily a musician) &#8212; onscreen; but the vehicle they&#8217;re given is such a clunker that it&#8217;s really not worth their efforts, or ours. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monroe, O&#8217;Connor, and Gaynor performing &#8220;Lazy&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Lazy-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Lazy-1-1024x398.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"249\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Lazy-1-1024x398.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Lazy-1-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Lazy-1-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Lazy-1-768x299.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Lazy-1-1536x597.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Lazy-1-604x235.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Lazy-1.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Merman and Gaynor performing &#8220;A Sailor&#8217;s Not a Sailor (&#8216;Til a Sailor&#8217;s Been Tattooed)&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Sailors.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Sailors-1024x398.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"249\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Sailors-1024x398.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Sailors-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Sailors-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Sailors-768x299.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Sailors-1536x597.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Sailors-604x235.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Sailors.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vibrant CinemaScope cinematography and sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Can-Can.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Can-Can-1024x393.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"246\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Can-Can-1024x393.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Can-Can-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Can-Can-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Can-Can-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Can-Can-1536x590.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Can-Can-604x232.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Can-Can.png 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Family.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Family-1024x394.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"246\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Family-1024x394.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Family-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Family-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Family-768x296.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Family-1536x591.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Family-604x232.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Theres-No-Business-Family.png 1845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; feel free to skip this one unless you&#8217;re a Monroe completist. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0047574\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1954\/12\/17\/archives\/theres-no-business-etc-and-musical-at-the-roxy-sets-out-to-prove-it.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s240monroe.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/theres-no-business-like-show-business-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You start worrying about your kids the day they&#8217;re born, and you never stop. Even after they bury you, I bet you never stop worrying.&#8221; Synopsis: Married vaudeville team Terence (Dan Dailey) and Molly (Ethel Merman) Donahue become &#8220;The Five Donahues&#8221; when their children &#8212; Tim (Donald O&#8217;Connor), Katy (Mitzi Gaynor), and Steve (Johnnie Ray) &#8212; join them onstage; but Steve&#8217;s desire to join the priesthood and Tim&#8217;s struggles with alcohol while romancing a sexy singer (Marilyn Monroe) bring challenges&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31254\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;You start worrying about your kids the day they&#039;re born, and you never stop. 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