Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)

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Working girl Ginger Rogers (who dresses like movie star Ginger Rogers, despite her meager salary!) cannot decide which of her three suitors will march her down the aisle. Will it be fast-talking automobile salesman George Murphy, wealthy Alan Marshall, or free-spirited, eternally unemployed Burgess… More Working girl Ginger Rogers (who dresses like movie star Ginger Rogers, despite her meager salary!) cannot decide which of her three suitors will march her down the aisle. Will it be fast-talking automobile salesman George Murphy, wealthy Alan Marshall, or free-spirited, eternally unemployed Burgess Meredith? She mulls over her choices in a series of hilarious dream sequences (the best involving Meredith, along with three baby Merediths crawling on the floor). If her final decision takes you by surprise, you're in good company: according to one of the cast members, director Garson Kanin and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Paul Jarrico kept the denouement a secret until the last day of shooting. Featured in the cast is Phil Silvers as a delightfully obnoxious ice cream vendor, and, in a microscopic role, Jack Briggs, who would eventually marry Ms. Rogers. A favorite with both audiences and critics, Tom, Dick & Harry was ineffectively remade in 1957 as the Jane Powell musical The Girl Most Likely. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By: Garson Kanin
Written By: Paul Jarrico
Genres: Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 13, 1941 Wide
Studio: Warner Home Video

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Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online
... one of the many romantic comedies to spotlight Ginger Rogers' underrated talents as a deft comedienne after she left her screen partnership with Fred Astaire...

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Daffy comedy with Ginger as a bubblehead who has three suitors she can't decide between. Harmless fun.

Cast

            Ginger Rogers as Janie

            George Murphy as Tom

            Alan Marshal as Dick Hamilton

            Burgess Meredith as Harry

            Joe Cunningham as Pop

            Phil Silvers as Ice Cream Man

            Jane Seymour as Ma

            Lenore Lonergan as Babs

            Vicki Lester as Paula

            Betty Breckenridge as Gertrude

            Joe Bernard as Judge

            Sarah Edwards as Mrs. Burton

            Gus Glassmire as Music Store Proprietor

            William Halligan as Mr. Burton

            Edna Holland as Miss Schlom

            Berry Kroeger as Boy Lead

            Ellen Lowe as Matron

            Knox Manning as Radio Announcer

            Netta Packer as Salesclerk

            Tom Seidel
            
            Gertrude Short as Bridge Matron

            Sidney Skolsky as Announcer

            Lurene Tuttle as Girl Lead

            William Alland as Newsreel Announcer

            Jack Briggs as Bov

            Maurice Brierre as French Waiter

            Jane Patten
            
            Jane Woodworth
            
            Edward Colebrook as Stalled Car Driver

            Dorothy Lloyd as Gypsy Oracle

            Gayle Mellott as Brenda
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