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Three Little Words
Sign in to save1950 American musical film directed by Richard Thorpe
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6.3Song-and-dance man Bert Kalmar can't continue his stage career after an injury, so he has to earn his money as a lyricist. By chance, he meets composer Harry Ruby and their first song is a hit. Ruby gets Kalmar to marry his former partner Jessie Brown, and Kalmar and Jessie prevent Ruby from getting married to the wrong girls. But due to the fact that Ruby has caused a backer's withdrawal for a Kalmar play, they end their professional relationship.
Released: 1950-07-12102 minDir: Richard ThorpeMusic, Comedy, RomanceBudget: $1.5MBox office: $4.5M
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Cast
- Fred Astaire as Bert Kalmar
- Red Skelton as Harry Ruby
- Vera-Ellen as Jessie Brown Kalmar
- Arlene Dahl as Eileen Percy
- Keenan Wynn as Charlie Kope
- Gale Robbins as Terry Lordel
Themes
- musical
- biography
- songwriter
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Richard Thorpe
- Screenwriter
- George Wells
- Cast member
- Gale Robbins
- Composer
- André Previn
- Producer
- Jack Cummings
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Harry Jackson
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 640993
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1950-01-01
- title
- Three Little Words
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Three Little Words (film)
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