There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS  (1954)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Walter Lang
    Dan Dailey, Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, 
    Marilyn Monroe, Mitzi Gaynor, Johnnie Ray
Merman and Dailey play vaudeville headliners, with Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor and Johnnie Ray as the kids who follow in their footsteps. Complications occur when Ray decides to become a priest and O'Connor falls for Marilyn Monroe, but it's all just a setup for the musical numbers. The songs are by Irving Berlin. Highlights include Monroe torching her way through "Heat Wave" and O'Connor dancing with some partners who are literally statuesque. It's garish and over the top, but that's no reason not to watch. By the time it's over, you probably won't need to hear "Alexander's Ragtime Band" again for a long, long time.