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904: 25: 615:(featuring songs made famous by the Foys, as well as originals by Deffaa), had its world premiere at Seven Angels Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut. This version was presented at the York Theater in New York City, as part of its Developmental Reading Series in July 2012. 131: 407:
threatens to stall Eddie's career, he comes to realize that his children are worth their weight in gold. The second eldest Foy, Charley, narrates the film.
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NOTE: Mathers played Bryan Lincoln Foy as a 7-year old (Iroquois Theater Fire scene); Gray played the older Bryan Lincoln Foy in the rest of the movie.
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and the Seven Little Foys inspired a TV version in 1964 and a stage musical version, which premiered in 2007.
1025: 849: 399:), who has vowed to forever keep his act a solo, falls in love with and marries Italian ballerina Madeleine ( 369:. One highlight of the film is an energetic tabletop dance showdown sequence with Bob Hope as Eddie Foy and 719: 881: 733: 817: 873: 561: 154: 82: 865: 465: 35: 915: 707: 404: 809: 801: 8: 960: 833: 569: 419: 379: 825: 757: 725: 557: 471: 358: 244: 144: 712: 685: 793: 785: 218: 523: 414: 374: 911: 200: 954: 857: 701: 593: 540: 505: 459: 447: 436: 384: 366: 182: 130: 519: 513: 486: 441: 410: 400: 370: 178: 600:
as Mr. Foy's children. The junior Foy originally played his father in the
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