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There's No Business Like Show Business

1954 · 118 min · Director: Walter Lang ★ IMDb 6.4 · 7,484 ratings

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Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.

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There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Joy 30%, Humor 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Joy
25%Humor
20%Love
  1. Joy30%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Love20%
  4. Nostalgia15%
  5. Sadness10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Joy, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Music. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Joy, Humor and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Joy
  • Love
  • Humor

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Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Joy
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyLoveHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy49 %41 %18 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor45 %28 %20 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor47 %29 %16 %35 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Joy50 %43 %12 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Joy47 %42 %15 %27 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Humor42 %32 %22 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Love42 %23 %28 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Humor48 %22 %32 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Joy49 %33 %32 %27 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Joy47 %41 %29 %27 %
52.5 %≈ 62′Joy50 %43 %37 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 68′Love53 %38 %45 %42 %
62.5 %≈ 74′Humor50 %29 %31 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 80′Humor48 %24 %20 %40 %
72.5 %≈ 86′Tension54 %23 %21 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Tension63 %22 %24 %21 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Sadness67 %17 %31 %16 %
87.5 %≈ 103′Sadness65 %16 %41 %12 %
92.5 %≈ 109′Love67 %39 %54 %15 %
97.5 %≈ 115′Joy76 %65 %67 %20 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

EM
Ethel Merman

EM
Ethel Merman

Molly Donahue

Marilyn Monroe

MG
Mitzi Gaynor

DD
Dan Dailey

DO
Donald O'Connor

JR
Johnnie Ray

RE
Richard Eastham

HO
Hugh O'Brian

HO
Hugh O'Brian

Charles Gibbs

FM
Frank McHugh

RW
Rhys Williams

Rhys Williams

Father Dineen

LP
Lee Patrick

Marge

EM
Eve Miller

Helen

DA
Dorothy Abbott

Showgirl (uncredited)

LT
Lyle Talbot

Stage Manager (uncredited)

GC
George Chakiris

Dancer (uncredited)

JD
John Doucette

Stage Manager (uncredited)

AM
Alvy Moore

Katy's Date (uncredited)

RN
Ron Nyman

Tattooed Sailor (uncredited)

WW
Walter Winchell

Walter Winchell (voice) (uncredited)

DA
Dorothy Adams

Nurse (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Walter Lang
Written by
Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron, Lamar Trotti
Type
Movies
Released
1954
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Music
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 7,484 ratings
Feels mostly
Joy
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