Three Men on a Horse (1936)
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All but forgotten today, the George Abbott-John Cecil Holm stage comedy Three Men on a Horse was once a staple of the community theatre and summer-stock circuit (a 1958 TV production starred no less than Johnny Carson). Though a faithful adaptation of the Broadway original, this 1936 film version… More All but forgotten today, the George Abbott-John Cecil Holm stage comedy Three Men on a Horse was once a staple of the community theatre and summer-stock circuit (a 1958 TV production starred no less than Johnny Carson). Though a faithful adaptation of the Broadway original, this 1936 film version avoids staginess thanks to the sprightly direction of Mervin LeRoy. Frank McHugh plays a meek, henpecked greeting-card writer who has an uncanny knack for picking winning race horses. Wandering into a bar after a spat with his wife (Carol Hughes), the prognosticative McHugh is "adopted" by Runyonesque horseplayers Sam Levene, Allen Jenkins and Teddy Hart. Held a virtual prisoner by the three gamblers, McHugh is unable to return to his job at the greeting card company, forcing his boss Guy Kibbee to realize for the first time the indispensability of his missing employee. A very slight piece, Three Men on a Horse is buoyed by the talents of the above-mentioned actors, as well as such reliables as Joan Blondell, Edgar Kennedy and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 21, 1936 Wide
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Cast
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Frank McHugh
as Erwin Trowbridge
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Joan Blondell
as Mabel
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Guy Kibbee
as Mr. Carver
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Carolyn Hughes
as Audrey Trowbridge
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Allen Jenkins
as Charley
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Sam Levene
as Patsy
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Teddy Hart
as Frankie
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Edgar Kennedy
as Harry
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Paul Harvey
as Clarence Dobbins
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Margaret Irving
as Gloria
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George Chandler
as Al
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Harry Davenport
as William
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Ottola Nesmith
as Head Nurse
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Eily Malyon
as Nurse
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Moses
- Edith Craig
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Mickey Daniels
as Delivery Boy
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Harry Hayden
as Man on Bus
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Virginia Sale
as Chambermaid
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Cliff Saum
as Bus Conductor
- John Sheehan
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Pat West
as Male Bettor
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Charles Lane
as Cleaner
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Irene Colman
as Female Bettor
