On Our Merry Way (1948)

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1948 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A Miracle Can Happen See more »

Filming Locations:

General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production Co:

Benedict Bogeaus Production See more »

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Runtime:

107 min  | USA: 98 min (re-edited version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Trivia

As already stated, "A Miracle Can Happen" was the original title of this film. It consisted of three short stories (about 20-25 minutes each) linked by the Burgess Meredith character. He played a reporter looking for a good scoop and in the second sequence Charles Laughton played a bible-reading minister. However, the powers-that-be decided to drop this 'religious' story altogether and it was replaced by a more comic one featuring Dorothy Lamour. The film in this new version was then re-titled "On Our Merry Way." However, prints of the original film had already been sent abroad for dubbing. In Spain, "A Miracle Can Happen" became "Una Encuesta Llamada Milagro", complete with the original Laughton sequence intact (but of course without the alternative Dorothy Lamour story). As it has been released on DVD there, and retains the English-language soundtrack, the movie can now been seen as it was originally intended. See more »

Connections

Featured in Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (1982) See more »

Soundtracks

"Frühlingslied (Spring Song)"
(uncredited)
Music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Played briefly at the contest on the small tuba See more »