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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)
  • Comedy
  • Music
  • Romance
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
713
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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
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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
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    • 16User 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)
    Hugh Herbert and William Demarest in On Our Merry Way (1948)
    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)
    James Stewart in On Our Merry Way (1948)
    Henry Fonda, James Stewart, and Dorothy Ford in On Our Merry Way (1948)
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    Top cast

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    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Martha Peaseas Martha Pease
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • Oliver M. Peaseas Oliver M. Pease
    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Slimas Slim
    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Lankas Lank
    Harry James
    Harry James
    • Harry Jamesas Harry James
    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Gloria Mannersas Gloria Manners
    Victor Moore
    Victor Moore
    • Ashton Carringtonas Ashton Carrington
    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Alas Al
    William Demarest
    William Demarest
    • Floydas Floyd
    Hugh Herbert
    Hugh Herbert
    • Eli Hobbsas Eli Hobbs
    Charles D. Brown
    • Mr. Saddas Mr. Sadd
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    • Maximas Maxim
    Betty Caldwell
    Betty Caldwell
    • Cynthia Robbsas Cynthia Robbs
    Dorothy Ford
    Dorothy Ford
    • Lola Maximas Lola Maxim
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    • Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtzas Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz
    • (as Carl Switzer)
    Eilene Janssen
    Eilene Janssen
    • Peggy Thorndykeas Peggy Thorndyke
    Frank Moran
    Frank Moran
    • Bookieas Bookie
    David Whorf
    • Edgar Hobbs - aka Sniffles Duganas 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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    Storyline

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    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? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    • male police officer
    • police officer
    • timeframe 1940s
    • musician
    • sarong
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    • Taglines
      • Did You Ever See A Miracle Walking? (original print ad)
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Music
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Approved
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    • Trivia
      Charles Laughton played a minister in one sequence which, because of its dramatic tone in an otherwise frothy comedy, wound up on the cutting room floor. Laughton's segment was replaced with a parody of Dorothy Lamour's South Seas movie epics. Independent producer David O. Selznick offered to buy the film in order to issue the Laughton sequence as a short, scrapping the rest of the picture. Selznick's plan was rejected by producer Benedict Bogeaus and producer-star Burgess Meredith.
    • 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 reviews16

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    It starts out so promising...
    And then just sinks into boredom.

    Martha Pease (Paulette Goddard) demands that her husband Oliver (Burgess Meredith) tell the newspaper where he works as the "Roving Reporter" that he be allowed to pick his own subjects. She will know if he did that by reading the next edition's Rambling Reporter column and seeing that his idea - How has a small child influenced your life? - is the theme of the column.

    After leaving his apartment that morning Oliver confesses to the audience that he is not the Roving Reporter. He is in fact just a classified ad clerk, but that he told his wife this lie before they were married and hasn't had the heart to tell her the truth ever since. As a result he has been lying about his salary and thus he is in peril of having his furniture repossessed and he owes gambling debts. This is all very interesting, but then it just bogs down. And that is hard to believe when one of the vignettes involving people on the street actually being interviewed includes James Stewart and Henry Fonda, good friends in real life, on screen together.

    When I first sat down to watch this I wondered why I had never heard of this one. By the time it finished I knew the answer to that question. Avoid.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Miracle Can Happen
    • Filming locations
      • General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Benedict Bogeaus Production
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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