Three Little Words
6.9
“A wonderful musical!”
Song-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.
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Cast
18 people
Fred Astaire
Bert Kalmar
Known for
Funny Face
Top Hat
Red Skelton
Harry Ruby
Known for
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Vera-Ellen
Jessie Brown Kalmar
Known for
White Christmas
On the Town
Arlene Dahl
Eileen Percy
Known for
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Reign of Terror
Keenan Wynn
Charlie Kope
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Once Upon a Time in the West
Gale Robbins
Terry Lordel
Known for
Calamity Jane
The Barkleys of Broadway
Gloria DeHaven
Mrs. Carter DeHaven
Known for
Out to Sea
The Thin Man Goes Home
Phil Regan
Phil Regan
Also in
Swing Parade of 1946
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Harry Shannon
Clanahan
Known for
Citizen Kane
High Noon
Debbie Reynolds
Helen Kane
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
Charlotte's Web
Paul Harvey
Al Masters
Known for
Spellbound
Calamity Jane
Carleton Carpenter
Dan Healy
Known for
The Prowler
Vengeance Valley
Richard Thorpe Director · George Wells Screenplay Harry Jackson Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $4.5M · Budget $1.5M · United States release July 12, 1950
Box office
Budget
$1,470,000
Worldwide gross
$4,526,000
Gross vs. budget
3.1×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 12, 1950
Theatrical
Brazil
September 28, 2010 · Physical · DVD
France
September 1, 1951 · Theatrical
Germany
October 12, 1951 · Theatrical
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