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The Seven Little Foys is a 1955
1955 in film

The year 1955 in film involved some significant events....
 film starring Bob Hope
Bob Hope

Bob Hope, Order of the British Empire, Order of St. Gregory the Great , was an British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway theatre, and in radio, television and movies....
 as Eddie Foy
Eddie Foy

Eddie Foy, Sr. , was an actor, comedian, dancer and vaudeville....
. James Cagney
James Cagney

James Francis Cagney, Jr. was an American film star. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of roles, he is best remembered for playing "tough guy"s....
 reprises his role as George M. Cohan
George M. Cohan

George Michael Cohan , known publicly as George M. Cohan, was an United States entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, Film director, and Theatrical producer....
 for an energetic tabletop dance showdown sequence.

eville 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.






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The Seven Little Foys is a 1955
1955 in film

The year 1955 in film involved some significant events....
 film starring Bob Hope
Bob Hope

Bob Hope, Order of the British Empire, Order of St. Gregory the Great , was an British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway theatre, and in radio, television and movies....
 as Eddie Foy
Eddie Foy

Eddie Foy, Sr. , was an actor, comedian, dancer and vaudeville....
. James Cagney
James Cagney

James Francis Cagney, Jr. was an American film star. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of roles, he is best remembered for playing "tough guy"s....
 reprises his role as George M. Cohan
George M. Cohan

George Michael Cohan , known publicly as George M. Cohan, was an United States entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, Film director, and Theatrical producer....
 for an energetic tabletop dance showdown sequence.

Plot

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 his little terrors are worth their weight in gold.

The second eldest Foy, Charley, narrates briefly.

Cast

  • Bob Hope
    Bob Hope

    Bob Hope, Order of the British Empire, Order of St. Gregory the Great , was an British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway theatre, and in radio, television and movies....
     as Eddie Foy
    Eddie Foy

    Eddie Foy, Sr. , was an actor, comedian, dancer and vaudeville....
  • Milly Vitale
    Milly Vitale

    Camilla "Milly" Vitale , daughter of conductor Riccardo Vitale and choreographer Natasha Shidlowski, was an Italian actress.She appeared in numerous post-war Italian films....
     as Madeleine Morando Foy
  • George Tobias
    George Tobias

    George Tobias was an United States character actor.Born to a Jewish family in New York City, he began his acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California....
     as Barney Green
  • Angela Clarke
    Angela Clarke

    Angela Clarke is known for her role as Colette Daly in Soldier Soldier.She is the younger sister of Coronation Street actress Margi Clarke & Frank Clarke ....
     as Clara Morando
  • Herbert Heyes
    Herbert Heyes

    Herbert Heyes , was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1915 in film and 1956 in film.He was born in Vader, Washington and died in North Hollywood, California....
     as Judge
  • Richard Shannon
    Richard Shannon

    Biography in Three Rivers, Texas. A writer, performer and speaker. He published the science fiction semi-prozine Trajectories during the 1980s....
     as Stage Manager
  • Billy Gray as Bryan Lincoln Foy
  • Lee Erickson as Charley Foy
  • Paul De Rolf as Richard Foy
  • Lydia Reed as Mary Foy
  • Linda Bennett as Madeleine Foy
  • Jimmy Baird as Eddie Foy Jr.
  • Tommy Duran as Irving Foy
  • James Cagney
    James Cagney

    James Francis Cagney, Jr. was an American film star. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of roles, he is best remembered for playing "tough guy"s....
     as George M. Cohan
    George M. Cohan

    George Michael Cohan , known publicly as George M. Cohan, was an United States entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, Film director, and Theatrical producer....


See also

  • Iroquois Theater Fire
    Iroquois Theater Fire

    The Iroquois Theater Fire in Chicago, Illinois, within twenty minutes, claimed 571 lives on December 30, 1903.By the National Fire Protection Association records, it is still, as of January 2009, the deadliest single-building fire in U.S....


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