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  • Merry Mirthquakes (1953)
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    68 min | Comedy, Music
Merry Mirthquakes (1953)
Approved
68 min | Comedy, Music

The 1953 feature is a Compilation film, with pianist Liberace as the master of ceremonies in which his music is woven in-and-around the presentation of three 1951 shorts, consequently it is comprised of about 45-minutes of footage from the...See moreThe 1953 feature is a Compilation film, with pianist Liberace as the master of ceremonies in which his music is woven in-and-around the presentation of three 1951 shorts, consequently it is comprised of about 45-minutes of footage from the full-showing of the shorts (credits and all as shown on their original release, preceding each) and between those, the maestro is seen and heard playing his own arrangement of 'Chopin's Waltz in C Sharp Minor," and "Polanaise"; Liszt's "Liebestraum"; "The Yaketa-Yak Polka", based on the Tritsch Tratsch polka of Johann Strauss' and the folk song "Orche Tchorina." Scattered between the music is "Groan and Grunts" with Gil Lamb; "Lord Epping Returns" with Leon Errol, and 1950s "Waiting For Baby" with Scott Elliott(billed as Robert Neil) and Suzi Crandall (billed as Susan Crandall.) Written by Les Adams See less
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Directors
Leslie Goodwins (segments: Liberace, Lord Epping Returns) | Hal Yates (segments: Groan and Grunt, Waiting for Baby)
Writers
George Bilson (script: Liberace segment) | Charles E. Roberts (screenplay "Lord Epping Returns") (as Charles Roberts) | Hal Yates (screenplay "Grunt and Groan") (screenplay "Waiting for Baby")
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Release date
Jul 20, 1953 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Liberace
Self / Pianist / Host Self / Pianist / Host   See fewer
Gil Lamb
Slim (segment "Groan and Grunt") (archive footage) Slim (segment "Groan and Grunt") (archive footage)   See fewer
Leon Errol
Leon Errol / Lord Epping (segment "Lord Epping Returns") (archive footage) Leon Errol / Lord Epping (segment "Lord Epping Returns") (archive footage)   See fewer
Dorothy Granger
Mrs. Errol (segment "Lord Epping Returns") (archive footage) Mrs. Errol (segment "Lord Epping Returns") (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry Harvey
Businessman (segment "Lord Epping Returns") (archive footage) Businessman (segment "Lord Epping Returns") (archive footage)   See fewer
Claire Carleton
Night Club Singer (segment "Lord Epping Returns") (archive footage) Night Club Singer (segment "Lord Epping Returns") (archive footage)   See fewer
Scott Elliott
Bob - (segment "Waiting for Baby") (archive footage) (as Robert Neil) Bob - (segment "Waiting for Baby") (archive footage) (as Robert Neil)   See fewer
Suzi Crandall
Betty (segment "Waiting for Baby") (archive footage) (as Susan Crandall) Betty (segment "Waiting for Baby") (archive footage) (as Susan Crandall)   See fewer
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