Merry-Go-Round of 1938

{{Infobox film

| name = Merry-Go-Round of 1938

| image = Merry-Go-Round of 1938 poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Irving Cummings

| producer = Buddy DeSylva

| screenplay = Monte Brice
A. Dorian Otvos

| story = Monte Brice
Henry Myers

| starring = Bert Lahr
Jimmy Savo
Billy House
Alice Brady
Mischa Auer
Joy Hodges
Louise Fazenda
John 'Dusty' King
Barbara Read

| music = Score:
Charles Previn
Songs:
Jimmy McHugh (music)
Harold Adamson (lyrics)

| cinematography = Joseph Valentine

| editing = Ted J. Kent
Charles Maynard

| studio = Universal Pictures

| distributor = Universal Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1937|11|14}}

| runtime = 87 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Merry-Go-Round of 1938 is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and written by Monte Brice and A. Dorian Otvos. The film stars Bert Lahr, Jimmy Savo, Billy House, Alice Brady, Mischa Auer, Joy Hodges, Louise Fazenda, John 'Dusty' King and Barbara Read. The film was released on November 14, 1937, by Universal Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83347/merry-go-round-of-1938 |title=Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2018-10-28}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/merry-go-round-of-1938-v102174 |title=Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937) - Irving Cummings |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2018-10-28}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/7537 |title=Merry-Go-Round of 1938 |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=2018-10-28}}

Merry-Go-Round of 1938 was the first (and last) of a proposed series of films spotlighting Broadway talent. Three headliners from the Great White Way, comedian Bert Lahr, pantomime Jimmy Savo, and monologist Billy House team with veteran Hollywood scene stealer Mischa Auer. The storyline has our four heroes taking care of a cute little girl, but the plot is forgotten amidst a series of choice specialty acts. Universal took a bath with Merry-Go-Round of 1938, which explains why there wasn’t a Merry-Go-Round of 1939.

==Cast==

• Bert Lahr as Bert
• Jimmy Savo as Jimmy
• Billy House as Billy
• Alice Brady as Aunt Hortense
• Mischa Auer as Mischa
• Joy Hodges as Sally Brown
• Louise Fazenda as Mrs. Penelope Updike
• John 'Dusty' King as Tony Townsend
• Barbara Read as Clarice Stockbridge
• Dave Apollon as Dave Apollon
• Richard Carle as Col. J. Addison Frooks
• Howard Cantonwine as Hector
• Charles Williams as Dave Clark
• Joyce Kay as Sally
• Fay Helm as Dainty Doris
• John Kelly as Bus Driver
• Beverly Ann Welch as Trap drummer