Patrick the Great (1945) DVD-R

Starring Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Frances Dee, Donald Cook, Eve Arden, Thomas
Gomez, Gavin Muir, Andrew Tombes, Irving Bacon
Directed by Frank Ryan

Print: black/white
Runtime: 84 min.
Genre: comedy
Print Quality: B

Donald Cook plays a fading actor whose son, Donald O'Connor, has just started his own
theatrical career. It transpires that both Cook and O'Connor are up for the same part in a
Broadway show, and the son is the winner. This results in jealousy from the father—and
confusion from the audience, in that the stolid Cook and the loose-limbed O'Connor would
never be considered the same "type" in any real-life situation. All is eventually forgiven, and
as a bonus both father and son find the loves of their lives: Cook is paired with Frances Dee,
and O'Connor gets Peggy Ryan. While Donald O'Connor is virtually the whole show in Patrick
the Great, he is given formidable scene-hogging competition from supporting actress Eve
Arden.