There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

Directed by
Walter Lang

Writing credits
Lamar Trotti (story)
Phoebe Ephron

Cast
Ethel Merman ... Molly Donahue
Donald O'Connor ... Tim Donahue
Marilyn Monroe ... Vicky Hoffman/Vicky Parker
Dan Dailey ... Terence Donahue
Johnnie Ray ... Steve Donahue
Mitzi Gaynor ... Katy Donahue
Richard Eastham ... Lew Harris
Hugh O'Brian ... Charles Biggs
Frank McHugh ... Eddie Dugan, Vicky's Agent
Rhys Williams ... Father Dineen
Lee Patrick ... Marge
Eve Miller ... Hat check girl
Robin Raymond ... Lillian Sawyer
Lyle Talbot ... Stage Manager
George Melford ... Kelly, Stage Door Man

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.

Trivia
Marilyn Monroe was promised the lead role in The Seven Year Itch (1955) if she appeared in this film to boost the box-office potential. The role of Vicky was written especially for this purpose, and songs such as "Heatwave" originally intended for Molly were assigned to her.

Marilyn Monroe's voice on the Decca soundtrack album "There's No Business Like Show Business" was replaced by singer Dolores Gray because Monroe's voice was under contract to another record company that would not release the rights for use on the album.

During the filming of the scene where Donald O'Connor and Marilyn Monroe were kissing, there were over 1,000 onlookers who had drifted over from other sets.