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On Our Merry Way

  • 19481948
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 47m
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5.7/10
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James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, Harry James, Dorothy Lamour, and Fred MacMurray in On Our Merry Way (1948)
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Three short stories revolving around the topic of the daily question posed by the roving reporter to the readers of a daily newspaper.Three short stories revolving around the topic of the daily question posed by the roving reporter to the readers of a daily newspaper.Three short stories revolving around the topic of the daily question posed by the roving reporter to the readers of a daily newspaper.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
770
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  • Directors
    • Leslie Fenton
    • King Vidor
    • John Huston(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Laurence Stallings(screenplay)
    • Lou Breslow(screenplay)
    • Arch Oboler(original story)
  • Stars
    • Paulette Goddard
    • Burgess Meredith
    • James Stewart
  • Directors
    • Leslie Fenton
    • King Vidor
    • John Huston(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Laurence Stallings(screenplay)
    • Lou Breslow(screenplay)
    • Arch Oboler(original story)
  • Stars
    • Paulette Goddard
    • Burgess Meredith
    • James Stewart
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, and Dorothy Lamour in On Our Merry Way (1948)
    Charles Laughton in On Our Merry Way (1948)
    Charles Laughton and Burgess Meredith in On Our Merry Way (1948)
    Fred MacMurray in On Our Merry Way (1948)
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    Henry Fonda, James Stewart, and Burgess Meredith in On Our Merry Way (1948)
    Paulette Goddard in On Our Merry Way (1948)
    Dorothy Lamour in On Our Merry Way (1948)
    Burgess Meredith in On Our Merry Way (1948)
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    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Martha Pease
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • Oliver M. Pease
    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Slim
    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Lank
    Harry James
    Harry James
    • Harry James
    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Gloria Manners
    Victor Moore
    Victor Moore
    • Ashton Carrington
    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Al
    William Demarest
    William Demarest
    • Floyd
    Hugh Herbert
    Hugh Herbert
    • Eli Hobbs
    Charles D. Brown
    • Mr. Sadd
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    • Maxim
    Betty Caldwell
    Betty Caldwell
    • Cynthia Robbs
    Dorothy Ford
    Dorothy Ford
    • Lola Maxim
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    • Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz
    • (as Carl Switzer)
    Eilene Janssen
    Eilene Janssen
    • Peggy Thorndyke
    Frank Moran
    Frank Moran
    • Bookie
    David Whorf
    • Edgar Hobbs - aka Sniffles Dugan
    • Directors
      • Leslie Fenton
      • King Vidor
      • John Huston(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Laurence Stallings(screenplay)
      • Lou Breslow(screenplay)
      • Arch Oboler(original story)
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    • Trivia
      "A Miracle Can Happen" was the original title of this film when released on Feb. 3, 1948 at the Warner Theater in Manhattan. 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. When it was released nationally in June, however, it had been decided that the religious story would be dropped and 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 without the alternative Lamour story). As it has been released on DVD there and retains the English-language soundtrack, the movie can be seen as it was originally intended.
    • Quotes

      Martha Pease: [singing] He was caught in the wreck with his hand on the throttle, And was scalded to death by the steam, Beep! Beep!

    • Alternate versions
      The version released in Spain and always seen on both TV and DVD, in dubbed and subtitled versions (bearing the title card "A Miracle Can Happen"), includes the Charles Laughton episode but not the Dorothy Lamour one.
    • Connections
      Featured in Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Baby Made a Change in Me
      (uncredited)

      Written by Donald Kahn and Skitch Henderson

    User reviews17

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    4/10
    Anemic trio of stories featuring guest stars...witless in all respects
    Down-on-his-luck newspaper ad-man, working the lost-and-found desk, creates a reporting opportunity for himself wherein he polls everyday citizens with an innocuous yet potentially interesting question, "What affect has a child had on your life?" (this is immediately rectified to 'baby' when posed to two jazz musicians). In the prologue, co-producer and star Burgess Meredith is awfully pushy trying to ingratiate himself to the audience; he and Paulette Goddard make for a curious married couple (to say the least), but they're not around enough to cause too much damage. Still, this overlong compendium involving stammering music-partners, a would-be movie actress, and two traveling showmen fails to touch upon anything personal or provocative. It is initially nice to see Henry Fonda and James Stewart sharing the screen, yet their comedic episode is silly and annoying. Production vales high, cast is game, but there are so few laughs that one may think the filmmakers were actually trying for something meaningful. Sadly, there is no substance or depth on display. *1/2 from ****
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    • Release date
      • June 1948 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Benedict Bogeaus Production
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
      • Black and White

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