Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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Not for scares, brutality or adrenaline.
Cast
20 of 20
Paulette GoddardMartha Pease
Burgess MeredithOliver M. Pease
James StewartSlim
Henry FondaLank Solsky
Harry JamesHarry James
Dorothy LamourGloria Manners
Victor MooreAshton Carrington
Fred MacMurrayAl
William DemarestFloyd
Hugh HerbertEli Hobbs
Charles D. BrownMr. Sadd
Eduardo CiannelliMaxim
Betty CaldwellCynthia Robbs
Dorothy FordLola Maxim
Carl SwitzerLeopold 'Zoot' Wirtz
Eilene JanssenPeggy Thorndyke
Frank MoranBookie
Henry HullDying Man (deleted sequence) (uncredited)
Chester CluteBank Teller (uncredited)
Charles LaughtonReverend
Crew
- Directed by
- King Vidor, Leslie Fenton
- Written by
- Laurence Stallings, John O'Hara, Lou Breslow
- Produced by
- Burgess Meredith, Benedict Bogeaus
- Music by
- Heinz Roemheld
Everyone
Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
Facts
February 3, 1948 · 1 h 47 min · NR
- Released
- February 3, 1948
- Runtime
- 1 h 47 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Genres
- Comedy, Music, Romance
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 9 countries
Q&A
5 questions, like "Where can I stream On Our Merry Way?"
Questions about On Our Merry Way
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is On Our Merry Way worth watching?
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 34 (IMDb 5.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 20%). Audiences rate it higher (45 out of 100) than critics (20).
Is On Our Merry Way okay for kids?
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Will On Our Merry Way make me laugh?
Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (7 of 10) and sharp wit (7 of 10).
Is On Our Merry Way good for date night?
It can be: romance is 4 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

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