Three Little Words

Three Little Words (1950)

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MGM's Three Little Words is a "twin" musical biopic, covering the lives and careers of songwriters Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Fred Astaire plays Kalmar, a frustrated magician, while Red Skelton is cast as Ruby, a wannabe baseball player. After "meeting cute" during a disastrous vaudeville show, the… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By
Richard Thorpe
Written By
George Wells
Genres
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1950 Wide
On DVD
Apr 25, 2006
MGM

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A pleasingly gentle and sanitized musical biopic.

  • Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

    As always, Astaire's dancing redeems the routine.

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  • jay n


    Routine musical, at least as routine as it can be with talents like Astaire and Vera-Ellen in it, they're well matched and when they dance the picture lives and it is beautifully shot but it just doesn't have that zip that the best MGM musicals do.

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