Patrick the Great

Plot

Donald Cook plays a fading actor whose son, Donald O'Connor, has just started his own theatrical career. It transpires that both Cook and O'Connor are up for the same part in a Broadway show, and the son is the winner. This results in jealousy from the father--and confusion from the audience, in that the stolid Cook and the loose-limbed O'Connor would never be considered the same "type" in any real-life situation. All is eventually forgiven, and as a bonus both father and son find the loves of their lives: Cook is paired with Frances Dee, and O'Connor gets Peggy Ryan. While Donald O'Connor is virtually the whole show in Patrick the Great, he is given formidable scene-hogging competition from supporting actress Eve Arden. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Donald O'Connor - Pat Donahue, Jr.
• Peggy Ryan - Judy Watkin
• Frances Dee - Lynn Andrews
• Donald Cook - Pat Donahue, Sr.
• Eve Arden - Jean Mathews

Thomas Gomez - Max Wilson; Gavin Muir - Prentis Johns; Andrew Tombes - Sam Bassett; Irving Bacon - Mr. Merney; Ernie S. Adams - Constable; Joel Allen - Actor; William Benedict - Joey; George Chandler - Bellhop; Jean Davis; Eddie Dunn - Plumber; Neely Edwards - Waiter; Joe "Corky" Geil; Harry Harvey; Robert Emmett Keane - Henry Ames; George Lloyd - Fisherman; Shirley Mills; Patsy O'Connor - Jivin' Jill; Lee Phelps - Prop Man; Helene Stanley; Emmett Vogan - Alsop; Ray Walker - Orchestra Leader; Douglas Wood - Sir Orville Armstrong; Sidney Miller - Tony; Robert Scheerer - Jivin' Jack; Robert Coleman; Buster Brodie - Bellboy; Grace Costello; Isabelle La Mal - Grand Dame; John Treul

Credit

John B. Goodman - Art Director, Abraham Grossman - Art Director, Vera West - Art Director, Louis Da Pron - Choreography, Vera West - Costume Designer, Frank Ryan - Director, Ted Kent - Editor, Hans Salter - Composer (Music Score), Frank Redman - Cinematographer, Howard Benedict - Producer, Ralph Block - Screen Story, Bertram Millhauser - Screenwriter, Dorothy Bennett - Screenwriter, Jane Hall - Short Story Author, Frederick Block - Short Story Author

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