There's No Business Like Show Business

20th Century Fox was no match for MGM when it came to musicals. Daryl F. Zanuk decided to gamble with this film where the talents of a Broadway star, Ethel Merman, would be showcased. Ms. Merman in spite of being... Full review

There's No Business Like Show Business has the distinction of being the last of the Irving Berlin songbook musicals filmed. It came out the same year as White Christmas, also of the same genre. Take a listen to the background... Full review

This is one of my favorite movies. It's a nice portrait of a show business family. It's a little on the corny side, but that's what's great about it. This is a great look at a family that began in... Full review

"There's No Business Like Show Business" was never intended to be great film-making or storytelling, so please do not watch it with those things in mind.Sure, it was over-staged, over-produced, in some cases over-acted and any other "overs" you can... Full review

Granted this is no MGM Musical - but I think that Donald O'Connor is absolutely fabulous in this. We see acting depth from him in this movie that we don't see in any other movie he made. The scene in... Full review

I RATHER LIKED THIS MUSICAL, NOT TOO SURE WHY, PERHAPS THE PRESENCE OF MARILYN MONROE, ETHEL MERMAN'S BRASSINESS AND ENERGY. IT'S A FEEL GOOD STORY, OVERBLOWN AS MOST MUSICALS FROM THIS PERIOD ARE, BUT IT WAS ENJOYABLE.... Full review

I RATHER LIKED THIS MUSICAL, NOT TOO SURE WHY, PERHAPS THE PRESENCE OF MARILYN MONROE, ETHEL MERMAN'S BRASSINESS AND ENERGY. IT'S A FEEL GOOD STORY, OVERBLOWN AS MOST MUSICALS FROM THIS PERIOD ARE, BUT IT WAS ENJOYABLE.... Full review

When I began watching "There's No Business..." I had fairly low expectations. To be honest, I was watching it because of Donald O'Connor and Ethel Merman (her acting, not her singing, although I don't mind that too much) and I... Full review

The only reason I watched this film, available on DVD, was to see and hear Ethel Merman. Known mostly for her successful Broadway stage career, she also made over twenty films, mostly in the 30's, and then again in the 50's... Full review

When Darryl F. Zanuck virtually forced exhibitors and most of his fellow studio mogul rivals to adopt CinemaScope as a panacea for TV's devastation of Hollywood's weekly box office bonanza, he dictated that virtually all of Twentieth's output was to... Full review

The focus sharp, scratchless, hairless, with only a one or two sound pops -- the image is magnificent, the dancers smiling and the mood fun light and happy. Pop, snap and chuckle, Mickey and friends wind up their silly pre-show performance. ... Full Review

THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS is a very colorful musical that looks simply fantastic on DVD. The image itself is quite sharp and well defined, with THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS seeming to benefit from improved CinemaScope lenses. ... Full Review

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MUMBAI: There's no business like show business.The magic of Bollywood has now cast a spell on the tractors-to-resorts Mahindra group.After considering several options, the group has finally zeroed in on film production as the next big business opportunity. ... Full Article

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Can you have a hit movie any more? I mean, I used to think of a hit movie as an event that cut across the spectrum of popular culture, not just something that had a stranglehold on a niche within ... Full Article

Ethel Merman may have been the queen of Broadway (and American radio), but she rarely got to play her stage roles on film.Let's just say her voice was her best feature, and even that's an acquired taste. ... Full Article

Like Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), 20th Century-Fox's There's No Business Like Show Business is a "catalogue" film, its thinnish plot held together by an itinerary of Irving Berlin tunes. ... Full Article