THE EDDIE CANTOR STORY [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1953
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: This merry musical biography of “Banjo Eyes” will gladden the hearts of Cantor and musical fans alike. It’s got fabulous songs, assured direction by Alfred E. Green (The Jolson Story) and elaborate numbers typical of the Ziegfeld stage. Keefe Brasselle plays the energetic kid from the East Side in this decades-spanning saga of the showman’s rise from singing waiter to vaudeville sensation and Ziegfeld Follies headliner, from pioneering radio days to his lifelong devotion to humanitarian causes. Cantor himself sings on the soundtrack, performing Makin’ Whoopee, If You Knew Susie, Margie, Ida, Ma, He’s Making Eyes at Me and other signature tunes. He and wife Ida make a charming cameo appearance in this musical that will surely touch hearts and lift spirits all over.
• Cast: Keefe Brasselle, Marilyn Erskine, Aline MacMahon, Arthur Franz, Alex Gerry, Greta Granstedt, Gerald Mohr, William Forrest, Jack Barnett, Richard Monda, Marie Windsor, Douglas Evans, Ann Doran, Hal March, Susan Odin, Owen Pritchard, Will Rogers Jr., Ida Tobias Cantor, David Alpert, John Anderson, Don Bender, Faire Binney, Paul Birch, Howard Brody, Barry Brooks, Eddie Cantor, Kathleen Case, Chick Chandler, Tristram Coffin, James Conaty, James Craven, Diana Dawson, Peter DeBear, Don Dillaway, James Flavin, Ed Fury, Gail Ganley, Jack Gargan, Dick Gordon, A. Cameron Grant, Ed Haskett, Whitey Haupt, Marcoreta Hellman, Bobby Jordan, Dickie Leroy, Kermit Maynard, Mira McKinney, Harry B. Mendoza, Charles Morton, Jimmy Moss, David Newell, Julie Newmar, Eva Novak, William H. O'Brien, Barbara Pepper, Marilee Phelps, Michael Pierce, Steffi Sidney, Mickey Simpson, Joel Smith, Arthur Space, George Spaulding, Robert R. Stephenson, Ellinor Vanderveer, Ralph Volkie, Jeri Weil, Nedrick Young, Alfred E. Green, Craig Rice, Ted Sherdeman
• Director: Alfred E. Green
• Runtime: 1:56
• Company: Warner Bros Pictures
• Media Format: Movie