On Our Merry Way
| On Our Merry Way | |
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1948 Theatrical Poster
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| Directed by |
Leslie Fenton King Vidor |
| Produced by |
Benedict Bogeaus Burgess Meredith |
| Written by | John O'Hara |
| Screenplay by |
Laurence Stallings Lou Breslow |
| Story by | Arch Oboler |
| Starring |
Paulette Goddard Burgess Meredith James Stewart Henry Fonda Harry James Dorothy Lamour Victor Moore Fred MacMurray Victor Moore |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
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Production
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Benedict Bogeaus Productions
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Release date
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Running time
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107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,550,000 (US rentals) |
On Our Merry Way is a 1948 American comedy film produced by Benedict Bogeaus and Burgess Meredith and released by United Artists. At the time of its release, King Vidor and Leslie Fenton were credited with its direction, although the DVD lists John Huston and George Stevens, who assisted with one of the segments, as well. The screenplay by Laurence Stallings and Lou Breslow, based on an original story by Arch Oboler, is similar in style to that of Tales of Manhattan (1942), another anthology film made up of several vignettes linked by a single theme. The picture stars Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Harry James, Dorothy Lamour, Victor Moore and Fred MacMurray. marks the first joint movie appearance of Stewart and Fonda, who play a pair of musicians in their section of the film.
Oliver Pease (Burgess Meredith) has deceived his bride Martha (Paulette Goddard) into believing he's an inquiring reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Banner when, in fact, he is employed there as a classified ads clerk. When Martha suggests Oliver ask people on the street, "What influence has a baby had on your life?," he submits the question to the real reporter, who dismisses it outright. Oliver approaches the editor and introduces himself as a representative of the publisher, who he claims wants to improve the feature by having Oliver roam the city and ask the question suggested by his wife.
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