

The Eddie Cantor Story
1953-12-25 · 115 min · ★ 7.5
Film biography of entertainer Eddie Cantor, with Keefe Brasselle starring as the popular stage, radio and movie comic.
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- Directors
- Alfred E. Green
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Keefe BrasselleEddie Cantor
Marilyn ErskineIda Tobias Cantor
Aline MacMahonGrandma Esther
Arthur FranzHarry Harris
Alex GerryDavid Tobias
Greta GranstedtRachel Tobias
Gerald MohrRocky Kramer
William ForrestFlorenz Ziegfeld
Richard MondaEddie (age 13)
Marie WindsorCleo Abbott
Ann DoranLillian Edwards
Hal MarchGus Edwards
Douglas EvansLeo Raymond
Will Rogers Jr.Will Rogers
James FlavinKelly
Barbara PepperBeer Garden Patron
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