The Seven Little Foys
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Director Melville Shavelson Initial DVD release November 21, 2000 Duration Language English | 6.8/10 Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama Music director Joseph J. Lilley Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 1955 (1955) Writer Melville Shavelson (written for the screen by), Jack Rose (written for the screen by) Cast Bob Hope (Eddie Foy), Milly Vitale (Madeleine Morando Foy), George Tobias (Barney Green), Angela Clarke (Clara Morando), Herbert Heyes (Judge), Richard Shannon (Stage Manager)Similar movies Brain Donors , Yankee Doodle Dandy , Burlesque Queen , Babes in Arms , Show Business , Elstree Calling Tagline The story of a husband who didn't have time to come home! Daddy couldn't get home, so the kids all trouped down to Broadway and got into the act. The incredible, incomparable story of America's most fabulous family! |
The Seven Little Foys is a Technicolor in VistaVision 1955 film starring Bob Hope as Eddie Foy. One highlight of the film is an energetic tabletop dance showdown sequence with Bob Hope as Eddie Foy and James Cagney, who reprises his role as George M. Cohan. The story of Eddie Foy, Sr. and the Seven Little Foys inspired a TV version in 1964 and a stage musical version, which premiered in 2007, in addition to this film in 1955.
Contents
The seven little foys part one
Plot
Vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy (Bob Hope), who has vowed to forever keep his act a solo, falls in love with and marries Italian ballerina Madeleine (Milly Vitale). While they continue to tour the circuit, they begin a family and before long have seven children. After the tragedy of the Iroquois Theater Fire threatens to stall Eddie's career, he comes to realize that his children are worth their weight in gold. The second eldest Foy, Charley, narrates the film.
James Cagney reprises his role as George M. Cohan from the film Yankee Doodle Dandy for an energetic tabletop dance showdown sequence.
Cast
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References
The Seven Little Foys WikipediaThe Seven Little Foys IMDb The Seven Little Foys themoviedb.org