On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way is a 1948 American comedy film produced by Benedict Bogeaus and Burgess Meredith and released by United Artists. At the time of its release, King Vidor and Leslie Fenton were credited with its direction, although the DVD lists John Huston and George Stevens, who assisted with one of the segments, as well. The screenplay by Laurence Stallings and Lou Breslow, based on an original story by Arch Oboler, is similar in style to that of Tales of Manhattan (1942), another anthology film made up of several vignettes linked by a single theme. The picture stars Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Harry James, Dorothy Lamour, Victor Moore and Fred MacMurray. It marks the first joint movie appearance of Stewart and Fonda, who play a pair of musicians in their section of the film.
Plot
Oliver Pease has deceived his bride Martha into believing he's an inquiring reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Banner when, in fact, he is employed there as a classified ads clerk. When Martha suggests Oliver ask people on the street, "What influence has a baby had on your life?," he submits the question to the real reporter, who dismisses it outright. Oliver approaches the editor and introduces himself as a representative of the publisher, who he claims wants to improve the feature by having Oliver roam the city and ask the question suggested by his wife.
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author | Laurence Stallings |
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contentLocation | Los Angeles |
director | King Vidor Leslie Fenton |
editor | James Smith |
genre | comedy |
keywords | awol big break break in california child star classified ad classified ads classified advertising con artist con artists confidence game desertion end film star fix iowa jazz learn magic married match fixing mayor musician o. henry polynesia practical joke practical joker precocious child seaside resort secretary short story sibling talk the ransom of red chief tour bus trumpet |
musicBy | Heinz Eric Roemheld |
producer | Benedict Bogeaus Burgess Meredith |
productionCompany | Benedict Bogeaus Productions |
publisher | United Artists |
theme | anthology |