Search - On Our Merry Way on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1948 DVD Release: 06/06/2000 Format: DVD - Black and White,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 48 mins Studio: Kino Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Comedy, Slapstick

Also known as A Miracle Can Happen, On Our Merry Way is a multipart comedy linked by inquiring reporter Burgess Meredith. It is Meredith's job to interview several people, asking them what effect children have had on their lives. First he checks with two itinerant musicians (James Stewart and Henry Fonda), who earn extra under-the-counter money by fixing a music contest so the mayor's son will win. Next he meets Hollywood extras Dorothy Lamour and Victor Moore, who are hired to work with a precocious child star. Finally, the old "Ransom of Red Chief" twist is given to the tale of hoboes Fred MacMurray and William Demarest, who find themselves at the mercy of a preteen prankster, whose wealthy uncle (Hugh Herbert) won't take the kid back unless the hoboes pay him. Meredith returns to the newspaper office with a black eye, which earns him the sympathy and affection of coworker Paulette Goddard. Though the direction is credited to Leslie Fenton, portions of On Our Merry Way were actually directed (sans credit) by George Stevens and King Vidor. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Burgess Meredith - Oliver Pease
Paulette Goddard - Martha Pease
Fred MacMurray - Al
James Stewart - Slim
Hugh Herbert - Eli Hobbs
Dorothy Lamour - Gloria Manners

The light film comedy On Our Merry Way comes to DVD with a standard full-frame 1.33:1 (as any film produced before 1955 should). The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. There are neither closed-captions nor subtitles on this release. Supplemental materials include an alternate opening. Though there is nothing outstanding about this DVD, fans of old-time Hollywood stars Henry Fonda and James Stewart will certainly want to give this disc a look. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide