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The Seven Little Foys. The Seven Little Foys is a Technicolor in VistaVision 1955 comedy film directed by Melville Shavelson starring Bob Hope as Eddie Foy. One highlight of the film is an energetic tabletop dance showdown sequence with Bob Hope as Eddie Foy and James Cagney as George M. Cohan (reprising his role from Yankee Doodle Dandy).
The Seven Little Foys: Directed by Melville Shavelson. With Bob Hope, Milly Vitale, George Tobias, Angela Clarke. 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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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Melville Shavelson
- 1955-05-31
Between 1910 and 1913, he formed a family vaudeville act, "Eddie Foy and The Seven Little Foys", which quickly became a national sensation. While Foy was a stern disciplinarian backstage, he portrayed an indulgent father onstage, and the Foys toured successfully for over a decade, appearing in one motion picture. [4] His wife Madeline died in 1918.
Priest. Dabbs Greer. Tutor. Noel Drayton. Priest. Jerry Mathers. Bryan Lincoln Foy - Age 5 (uncredited) Vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, who has vowed to forever keep his act a solo, falls in love with and marries Italian ballerina Madeleine. While they continue to tour the circuit, they begin a family and before long have seven little Foys to ...
7 (from 3 votes) Review: Twice in his career, comedy giant Bob Hope stepped way from familiar territory to tackle serious acting roles. The Seven Little Foys was the first attempt and became one of his most popular films. Hope plays Eddie Foy, a legendary vaudeville entertainer, introduced singing and dancing on stage with his seven children ...
Dec 6, 2011 · The character of Eddie Foy had one scene in the famous George M. Cohan biopic Yankee Doodle Dandy. Eddie Foy Jr. played his father. The real Eddie Foy had been kind to a struggling young actor in the early 1920’s named James Cagney. Cagney reprised his Oscar winning turn as Cohan for this movie at no salary. He did it in honor of Eddie Foy ...
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Overview. Vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, who has vowed to forever keep his act a solo, falls in love with and marries Italian ballerina Madeleine. While they continue to tour the circuit, they begin a family and before long have seven little Foys to clutter the wings. After tragedy threatens to stall Eddie's career, he comes to realize that ...
