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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 ...
Film Length. 9,225ft. On the last day of class at the all boys Larabee School in England, Andrew Larabee captures his students' flagging attention with a rousing song honoring his favorite Greek deity, Pan. After class, Andrew's fiancée, Letitia Fairchild, presses him to seek the house master position from his severe and exacting headmaster ...
- Michael Kidd, Al Alt, Ridgeway Callow
- Danny Kaye
Overview. 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 ...
Pier Angeli is excellent as "Selena Gallini", the circus girl feeling trapped by her over protective brothers, who falls in love with the most unlikely of men (Kaye's stuffy school teacher "Andrew Larabee"). It was a shame her life ended at such a young age. I.A.L Diamond wrote the movie.
Recent reviews. 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 ...
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- Sol C. Siegel Productions
- Michael Kidd
Saul Chaplin composed the music and Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics for the film's score. Plot Andrew Larabee teaches at a school run by his headmaster father Matthew, a traditional man who disapproves of his son's unconventional methods despite their popularity with the students.
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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 l
