Merry-Go-Round of 1938

Plot

Merry-Go-Round of 1938 was the first (and last) of a proposed series of films spotlighting top Broadway talent. Three headliners from the Great White Way--comedian Bert Lahr, pantomime artist Jimmy Savo and monologist Billy House--team with veteran Hollywood scene-stealer Mischa Auer. The storyline has our four heroes taking care of a cute little girl, but the plot is forgotten amidst a series of choice specialty acts, including Lahr's legendary "Woodman Spare That Tree." Universal took a bath with Merry-Go-Round of 1938, which explains why you never saw the 1939 edition. As for the stars, Bert Lahr went on to Wizard of Oz; Jimmy Savo returned to Broadway; Billy House became a Hollywood character actor; and Mischa Auer continued to be everyone's favorite "Gloomy Russian." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Bert Lahr - Bert
• Jimmy Savo - Jimmy
• Billy House - Billy
• Alice Brady - Aunt Hortense
• Mischa Auer - Mischa

Joy Hodges - Sally Brown; Louise Fazenda - Mrs. Penelope Updike; Barbara Read - Clarice Stockbridge; Richard Carle - Col. Frooks; Charles Williams - Dave Clark; Charles Coleman - Butler; Joyce Kay - Sally, Young Girl; Fay Helm - "Dainty Doris"; John Kelly - Bus Driver; Hattie McDaniel; John King - Tony Townsend

Credit

Carl Randall - Choreography, Irving Cummings - Director, Ted Kent - Editor, Charles Maynard - Editor, Charles Previn - Musical Direction/Supervision, Joseph A. Valentine - Cinematographer, Buddy G. DeSylva - Producer, Henry Myers - Screen Story, Monte Brice - Screenwriter

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