THE SEVEN LITTLE FOYS

USA | 1956 | 35mm | 95 min.
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Bob Hope, Milly Vitale, James Cagney
This fun and nostalgic show biz bio shows how vaudeville star Eddie Foy (Hope) transforms from a carefree song-and-dance man into the devoted—if still hapless—father of seven spirited performers. The scrappy charm of old vaudeville is evoked by the sets, costume, and cast, including Cagney, reprising his Oscar-winning Yankee Doodle Dandy performance as George M. Cohan. An original 35mm Technicolor print, courtesy of the Chicago Film Society, will be screened.