On Our Merry Way
“She's the queen of a Hollywood tong - and a queen, friends, can do nothing wrong! Her public she serves By displaying those curves..She's a miracle in a sarong!”
Synopsis
Oliver Pease gets a dose of courage from his wife Martha and tricks the editor of the paper (where he writes lost pet notices) into assigning him the day's roving question. Martha suggests, "Has a little child ever changed your life?" Oliver gets answers from two slow-talking musicians, an actress whose roles usually feature a sarong, and an itinerant cardsharp. In each case the "little child" is hardly innocent: in the first, a local auto mechanic's "baby" turns out to be fully developed as a woman and a musician; in the second, a spoiled child star learns kindness; in the third, the family of a lost brat doesn't want him returned. And Oliver, what becomes of him?
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Paulette Goddard
Martha Pease
Burgess Meredith
Oliver M. Pease
James Stewart
Slim
Henry Fonda
Lank Solsky
Harry James
Harry James
Dorothy Lamour
Gloria Manners
Victor Moore
Ashton Carrington
Fred MacMurray
Al
William Demarest
Floyd
Hugh Herbert
Eli Hobbs
Charles D. Brown
Mr. Sadd
Eduardo Ciannelli
Maxim
Betty Caldwell
Cynthia Robbs
Dorothy Ford
Lola Maxim
Carl Switzer
Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz
Eilene Janssen
Peggy Thorndyke
Frank Moran
Bookie
David Whorf
Edgar Hobbs - aka Sniffles Dugan
Release History & Theatrical Window
February 3, 1948
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Leslie Fenton, King Vidor
- Screenplay & Story
- Laurence Stallings, Lou Breslow
- Original Score
- Heinz Roemheld
- Original Title
- On Our Merry Way
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Production Studios
- Benedict Bogeaus Production, United Artists
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Leslie Fenton, King Vidor
Laurence Stallings, Lou Breslow, Arch Oboler, John O'Hara
Heinz Roemheld
Joseph F. Biroc, Edward Cronjager, Gordon Avil, John F. Seitz
Benedict Bogeaus, Burgess Meredith
Department Leadership Roster
Leslie Fenton
Director
King Vidor
Director
Benedict Bogeaus
Producer
Burgess Meredith
Producer
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography
Gordon Avil
Director of Photography
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Laurence Stallings
Screenplay
Lou Breslow
Screenplay
John O'Hara
Writer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About On Our Merry Way
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What is On Our Merry Way about?
Oliver Pease gets a dose of courage from his wife Martha and tricks the editor of the paper (where he writes lost pet notices) into assigning him the day's roving question. Martha suggests, "Has a little child ever changed your life?" Oliver gets answers from two slow-talking musicians, an actress whose roles usually feature a sarong, and an itinerant cardsharp. In each case the "little child" is hardly innocent: in the first, a local auto mechanic's "baby" turns out to be fully developed as a woman and a musician; in the second, a spoiled child star learns kindness; in the third, the family of a lost brat doesn't want him returned. And Oliver, what becomes of him?
Who directed On Our Merry Way?
On Our Merry Way was directed by Leslie Fenton, King Vidor.
Who stars in On Our Merry Way?
The principal cast of On Our Merry Way includes Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Harry James.
When was On Our Merry Way released and how long is it?
On Our Merry Way was released in 1948 with a total runtime of 1h 47m.
Who composed the musical score for On Our Merry Way?
The original motion picture soundtrack for On Our Merry Way was composed by Heinz Roemheld.
What is the age rating and content advisory for On Our Merry Way?
On Our Merry Way holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).