Three Little Words

Three Little Words
by Richard Thorpe, Tex Avery

Three Little Words
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Actor: Fred Astaire, James A. FitzPatrick, Red Skelton, Spikehorn Meyer, Vera-Ellen
Director: Richard Thorpe, Tex Avery
Brand: ASTAIRE,FRED
Producer: James A. FitzPatrick
Cinematographer: Harry Jackson
Producer: Fred Quimby
Producer: Jack Cummings
Writer: George Wells
Writer: Rich Hogan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-25
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Warner Home Video

Movie Reviews of Three Little Words

Movie Review: Red and Fred and Vera are delightful!
Summary: 5 Stars

And Keenan Wynn, too :)
This is a GREAT little movie...one of my personal favorites because I love the child-like charm of Red Skelton in it, and think Vera Ellen is Fred Astaire's best-matched dance partner (with Rita Heyworth second, Elenore Powell third, and then Ginger...even Leslie Caron in Daddy Long Legs - another huge favorite... they all beat Ginger). The three stars are in absolute top form - relaxed and enjoying themselves - with the best of music and a charming story and script. It's a quality piece of work.
The dance to "Thinking of You" is one of the most graceful pairings ever. Most dancer-focused musicals seem to be a bit choppy and drag in places, but his one keeps you entertained the whole time. As Red likes to say (in Ziegfield Follies), it's "SMOOOOTH!". Part of what holds your interest is that it's basically historical, and about real entertainment people and their careers. It's a movie that leaves you with happy remembrances of the tunes and the characters and the dance numbers. Enjoy this!

Summary of Three Little Words

Bio-pic of songwriters Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby.
Three Little Words (1950) was an example of Hollywood's late-'40s/early-'50s interest in the lives of famous songwriters. Fred Astaire plays vaudeville dancer Bert Kalmar, whose act with Jessie Brown (Vera-Ellen) runs aground due to his interest in magic acts and a backstage accident. While in rehab, he meets composer Harry Ruby (Red Skelton), and the two discover a knack for writing Tin Pan Alley songs, then Broadway shows, together. There's some mild conflict in their lives as portrayed in film, but mostly the movie is an excuse to pull out a slew of Kalmar & Ruby songs such as "Who's Sorry Now," "My Sunny Tennessee," "Nevertheless," "I Wanna Be Loved by You," and the title tune. Vera-Ellen is an excellent partner for Astaire, and the relatively restrained Skelton puts in a good performance. Also appearing are Arlene Dahl as a musical actress, Gloria De Haven as her own mother, a young Debbie Reynolds as Boop-a-Doop girl Helen Kane, and the real Harry Ruby as a baseball player playing catch with Skelton, the movie Harry Ruby. Three Little Words isn't one of the great MGM musicals of its era, but it's an entertaining picture, especially for fans of Astaire. --David Horiuchi

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