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Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred, in succession, with Gloria Jean , Peggy Ryan , and Francis the Talking Mule .
Patrick the Great is a 1945 American drama film starring Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Frances Dee. This was the last film for O'Connor and Ryan together, who had been a teenage team for the past several years. This was also O'Connor's last film before he went to serve in World War II.
Chip Off the Old Block is 1944 American comedy musical film starring Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Ann Blyth. It was Blyth's film debut. It was Blyth's film debut. [ 1 ]
The film had various working titles: Oh, Say, Can You Swing?, You Can't Ration Love and School for Jive. [3] The final title, Mister Big, was chosen in April 1943. Donald O'Connor was promoted to star billing for the film following the positive reception he had received at previews.
The Merry Monahans is a 1944 American comedy-drama musical film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan and Jack Oakie. The story is of a vaudeville family trying to make money through hard times. The film features the great song and dance duet with O'Connor and Ryan, "I Hate To Lose You".
This was the breakout film for group members Donald O'Conner and Peggy Ryan. Because of the rising popularity of O'Connor and Ryan, the movie was re-shot to include more dance scenes for the pair, was retitled (from School For Jive), and was distributed as an A movie. Although O'Connor was probably the group's weakest dancer at first, he went ...
Astaire, however, was retired by the time of filming, and the next actor-dancer in line for the role, Donald O’Connor, got sick. So thanks to this turn of events, Paramount finally turned to Kaye .
Top Man (also known as Man of the Family) is a 1943 American black-and-white musical comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Lillian Gish, Richard Dix, and Peggy Ryan. [2] It was O'Connor and Ryan's first film away from the third of their trio, Gloria Jean. [citation needed]