Three Little Words
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Movie Reviews of Three Little Words
Movie Review: Oh What I Would Give For Those Three Little Words!
Summary: 5 Stars
In the late 1940s and early 1950s MGM made a couple of movies on film biographies on songwriters such as Jerome Kern (Till the Clouds Roll By), Rogers and Hart (Words and Music), just to name a few. Well Three Little Words is actually about the Tin Pan Alley song-writing team Kalmar and Ruby. Fred Astaire stars as Bert Kalmar and Red Skelton stars as Harry Ruby. Also starring is Vera-Ellen (White Christmas) as Kalmar's wife and former vaudeville partner and Arlene Dahl as Ruby's wife. Fred Astaire once said this was one of his favorite movies he made and this a very enjoyable film. Some of the highlights of the film include Gloria DeHaven protraying her real life mother and Debbie Reynolds lip-singing to "I Wanna Be Loved By You." The numbers are great in this movie and include:
Where Did You Get That Girl- Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen sing and dance to this number. This is one of my favorites.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoofer at Home- Fred and Vera dance to this number as well. It is very enjoyable, another favorite.
My Sunny Tennessee- Fred and Red Skelton sing to this number.
So Long Oo-Long- Another song Fred and Red sing to.
Who's Sorry Now?- Gloria DeHaven protrays as her real mother in this number. Personally I think Ms. DeHaven has a wonderful voice. Another favorite!
Come On, Papa- This is one of my favorites as well. Vera-Ellen sings (really dubbed) and dances to this great number with a male chorus. A real stand out!
Nevertheless- Another favorite! Fred and Vera sing and dance to this great song.
All Alone Monday- Gale Robbins sings this number.
I Wanna Be Loved By You- Debbie Reynolds sings (really dubbed by the real Helen Kane, the Boop-Boop-a-Doop girl herself) and protrays her Helen Kane as well in this number. A cute number.
Thinking of You- In my opinion a very beautiful song. Vera-Ellen sings this and dances with Fred.
I Love You So Much- Arlene Dahl sings to this. A very gorgeous number.
Three Little Words- Fred Astaire sings this song! Another favorite.
As for extras on the DVD,
New featurette Three Little Words: It's All True
Vintage Fitzpatrick Traveltalk short Roaming Through Michigan
Classic MGM Tex Avery cartoon Ventriloquist Cat
Audio-only bonus: Paula Stone's Hollywood USA radio promo featuring Fred Astaire & Harry Ruby
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & Français
Subtitles: English, Français & Español (feature film only)
I highly recommend this movie if you enjoy the MGM musicals or if you like Fred Astaire. Fred may not do a lot of dancing in this one but it's still a great film. Another great thing about this movie is compared to the other film bio-pics on songwriters this one Three Little Words is actually a very accurate depiction of the lives of tunesmiths Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. I heard Harry Ruby had a great deal of input for the making of this film. Anyway see this movie, the cast, the music and everything else in this movie is great!
Movie Review: Looks Good, Feels Good
Summary: 5 Stars
It's nice to see this out now on DVD. This was a wonderful, feel-good movie with tons of songs, many of them appealing. There also were some great dancing scenes, no surprise there since Fred Astaire is one of the stars. Astaire and Vera-Ellen paired up well for those numbers.
"Three Little Words" is one of the few films, even in the musicals, in which all the characters were nice people. In other words, there were no villains, no nasty people, which is refreshing to see now and then. It is supposedly the true-life account of songwriters Bert Kalmar (Astaire) and Harry Ruby (Red Skelton). Ruby is good at writing tunes, but not with lyrics. Kalmar supplies the lyrics and dance. Skelton also shows he had a decent singing voice.
The only unhappy moments in the movie are the squabbles between the two leading men, but that's not overdone and sometimes it's humorous. Skelton's character is the nicer of the two.
The leading ladies are wholesome-looking beautiful women. Vera-Ellen is a Shirley Jones-type pretty blonde with a great dancer's body. She's enjoyable to watch. Arlene Dahl, who was stunning, is the other leading female but her role was minor, unfortunately.
The movie is a good mixture of song, dance, comedy and drama and is an underrated film in that it that doesn't get a lot of publicity. Astaire was quoted as saying this was his favorite film. I agree. It's my favorite of his, too.
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!
Movie Review: Far and Away the most enjoyable musical of the era.
Summary: 5 Stars
Before watching this movie, I had never heard the names of Bert Kalmar or Harry Ruby! And now I can only say what a wealth of sheer musical talent I missed until now!
As far as the film is concerned, I have to say this and "Lovely to Look At" have got to be the very best things that "over-the-top" comedian, Red Skelton has ever done. It's such a joy to watch him in an almost dramatic - (and human} role!
As for Fred Astaire, what can I say? He's just Fred Astaire - and that's enough to guarantee a very watchable film.
I still regard the number performed by Arlene Dahl in the movie as one of the finest production numbers I have ever seen (with the possible exception of a hundred others choreographed by the brilliant Bob Fosse! And a few by Buz. Berkeley!)
And what a thrill to see the young Debbie Reynolds impersonating Helen Kane!!! Too much!!
Movie Review: Three Little Words 1950
Summary: 5 Stars
Bert Kalmar (Fred Astaire 1899-1987) always wanted to be a magician , but all it takes is a disastrus opening night to make his dream..poof ! . So Kalmar moves on ...and finds songwriting magic with collaborator Harry Ruby (Red Skelton 1913-1997) . The stage-and screen songsmiths whose many tunes include Groucho Marx's (1890-1977) signature "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" receive a Hollywood hooray in this cheerful screen bio featuring a hit parade of Kalmar and Ruby standards . Astaire puts on his dancing shoes for duets with Vera-Ellen (1921-1981) and tap a solo . Ande Debbie Reynolds (1932 - ) , in a early screen appearance , porttrays Boop-Boop-a-Doop sensation Helen Kane (Reynolds). You'll be Boop-Boop-a-delighted . High Quality Transer . Special features are not remastred . Highly Recommendet