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Apr 4, 2011 · Merry Andrew (1958) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #MerryAndrewDanny Kaye delights in this whimsical musical that celebrates the circus of life. Free from school...
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- Warner Bros. Classics
Merry Andrew: Directed by Michael Kidd. With Danny Kaye, Pier Angeli, Salvatore Baccaloni, Noel Purcell. A downtrodden but creative English school teacher (Danny Kaye) on an archaeological trip, discovers the joys of love and circus life with acrobat (Pier Angeli).
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Michael Kidd
- 1958-04-04
Box office. $3,530,000 [2] Merry Andrew is a 1958 American musical film directed and choreographed by Michael Kidd and starring Danny Kaye. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the short story "The Romance of Henry Menafee" by Paul Gallico. Saul Chaplin composed the music and Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics for the ...
When eccentric English teacher Andrew Larabee needs a raise in order for his fiancée to marry him, his interest in archaeology leads him to an ancient statue's burial site. But when he finds a traveling circus directly above the statue's location, he accidentally becomes part of the act. With a newfound passion for performance and an attraction to the beautiful acrobat Selena, Andrew must ...
Merry Andrew is the sole film directed by famed choreographer Michael Kidd. Why a man known for his choreographic work was given a twee musical about a mild-mannered, pushover of a teacher (Danny Kaye) who falls for an acrobat (Pier Angeli) seems peculiar. Kidd clearly favours the musical numbers and Kaye is in fine form.
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- Sol C. Siegel Productions
- Michael Kidd
Merry Andrew (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Everything Is Tickety-Boo Now ebullient English public schoolmaster Andrew (Danny Kaye) has permission to resume his amateur archaeology, headed for Sussex with his theme song by Saul Chaplin and Johnny Mercer, spying Pier Angeli, her first appearance, in a makeshift shower, in Merry Andrew , 1958.
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When eccentric English teacher Andrew Larabee needs a raise in order for his fiancée to marry him, his interest in archaeology leads him to an ancient statue's burial site. But when he finds a traveling circus directly above the statue's location, he accidentally becomes part of the act. With a newfound passion for performance and an attraction to the beautiful acrobat Selena, Andrew must ...
