On Our Merry Way (1948)

Oliver Pease gets a dose of courage from his wife Martha and tricks the editor of the paper (where he writes lost pet notices) into assigning him the day's roving question. Martha suggests, "Has a little child ever changed your life?" Oliver gets answers from two slow-talking musicians, an actress whose roles usually feature a sarong, and an itinerant cardsharp. In each case the "little child" is hardly innocent: in the first, a local auto mechanic's "baby" turns out to be fully developed as a woman and a musician; in the second, a spoiled child star learns kindness; in the third, the family of a lost brat doesn't want him returned. And Oliver, what becomes of him?

Directing:
  • George Stevens
  • John Huston
  • King Vidor
  • Leslie Fenton

Writing:
  • Arch Oboler
  • John O'Hara
  • Laurence Stallings

Stars:
Release Date: 1948-02-03
themoviedb icon 5.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 107

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William Demarest
William Demar...
Floyd
Chester Clute
Chester Clute
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Lank Solsky
Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurra...
Al
Victor Moore
Victor Moore
Ashton Carrington
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Godd...
Martha Pease
Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamou...
Gloria Manners
Dorothy Ford
Dorothy Ford
Lola Maxim
Hugh Herbert
Hugh Herbert
Eli Hobbs
Harry James
Harry James
Harry James
Henry Hull
Henry Hull
Dying Man (deleted sequence) (uncredited)
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Mered...
Oliver M. Pease
James Stewart
James Stewart
Slim
Eduardo Ciannelli
Eduardo Ciann...
Maxim
Betty Caldwell
Betty Caldwel...
Cynthia Robbs
John Qualen
John Qualen
Mr. Atwood (scenes deleted)
Carl Switzer
Carl Switzer
Leopold 'Zoot' Wirtz
Charles D. Brown
Charles D. Br...
Mr. Sadd
Eilene Janssen
Eilene Jansse...
Peggy Thorndyke
Frank Moran
Frank Moran
Bookie
Charles Laughton
Charles Laugh...
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