The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

1950
Approved
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

608

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June Haver and Gordon MacRae in The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)

Patricia O'Grady is the daughter of Irish Vaudeville performer, Rosie O'Grady, and is being raised along with her sisters by her father who believes the Vaudeville life contributed to his wife's early demise. Thus he doesn't want his daughters involved in any way with performing arts, so when she falls for a performer, successful Tony Pastor, their love faces a challenge from dad. As might be expected, there are some complications, but there is finally acceptance and reunion as father and daughter reconcile by the end of the movie. Thirteen songs and eight dances surround the dialog in this comedy/ musical. This film is also the first major role for Debbie Reynolds (Maureen O'Grady).

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An Irish horsecar driver's daughter meets New York showman Tony Pastor and goes into vaudeville.An Irish horsecar driver's daughter meets New York showman Tony Pastor and goes into vaudeville.An Irish horsecar driver's daughter meets New York showman Tony Pastor and goes into vaudeville.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

608

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

Miklos Teretzky
(as Cuddles Sakall)

Gene Nelson

Doug Martin

Sean McClory

Jim Moore

Debbie Reynolds

Maureen O'Grady

Marcia Mae Jones

Katie O'Grady
(as Marsha Jones)

Jane Darwell

Mrs. Murphy

Virginia Lee

Virginia Lee

John Albright

Audience Member
(uncredited)

Leon Alton

Audience Member
(uncredited)

Al Bain

Soldier
(uncredited)

John Barton

Audience Member
(uncredited)

George Boyce

Audience Member
(uncredited)

Jack Boyle

Chorus Boy
(uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Audience Member
(uncredited)

Tex Brodus

Chorus Boy
(uncredited)

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Trivia
James Barton (Dennis O'Grady) was an actual vaudeville song and dance man before breaking into movies.

Goofs
Tony Pastor was born in 1837, so he would have been much older than Gordon MacRae.

However, actors are not required to be the same chronological age as persons they portray. Age is just a number, and after all, they are *acting*.

Quotes
Dennis O'Grady: [Dennis goes into a saloon in shock after finding out one of his daughters is having twins, but he doesn't know which one] About how long would it take a man to drink himself to death?
Ed Powers: With our whiskey, just a matter of minutes.
[puts bottle of whiskey onto the bar]

Connections
References A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947)

Soundtracks
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Music by Walter Donaldson
Lyrics by Monty C. Brice
Sung by Gordon MacRae

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Enjoyable but the film does bog down a bit during the second half.

"The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady" is a musical with many of the usual cliches. It also has some nice music and performances as well as some nice actors (such as the always enjoyable Cuddles Sakal in support). But it also suffers from perhaps a song or two too many and a plot that seemed to drag as the film progressed.

The story is about an ex-vaudevillian who has not only given up on performing but who has become rabidly against acting and singing and dancing. Why? Mostly the stage reminds him of his pain, as he and his wife were a famous singing and dancing team long ago....and he doesn't want to think about this past life. This means that when his middle daughter (June Haver) and her falling in love with a song and dance man (Gordon MacRae), the father goes nuts! He also can't handle that his oldest has secretly become married and his 'little girl' (Debbie Reynolds) isn't so little any more. Can dad get over all his hang-ups and accept the daughters for who they are?