The Seven Little Foys
After the young wife of vaudevillian Eddie Foy passes away, he incorporates their seven children into the act and takes it on the road.
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"Paramount biopic of the vaudevillian Eddie Foy and his seven kids benefits from a Shavelson-Rose screenplay (they knew how to write for kids) and some smart casting. Bob Hope, never my favorite, does some convincing emoting and fine song-and-dance, especially a highlight routine with James Cagney, reprising his George M. Cohan. Hope's style seems very close to the little we know about Eddie Foy, and his leading lady, Milly Vitale, is charming. Angela Clarke, billed below her as her stern sister and permanent babysitter, actually has more screen time, and she's good, too. The songs ar..."
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James Cagney won an Oscar for playing Broadway producer George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). He agreed to play Cohan again in this film on condition that he would not be paid for the role. He did the role as a tribute to Eddie Foy, who had generously provided occasional meals for struggling young actors, including Cagney, in 1920s New York.
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After the young wife of vaudevillian Eddie Foy passes away, he incorporates their seven children into the act and takes it on the road.