3 petits mots (1950) Richard Thorpe - Three little words (07.12.1949 / 08.02.1950)

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Trois petits mots (1950)

Directed by 

Richard Thorpe

Writing Credits  

George Wells

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(screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

	Fred Astaire	...	Bert Kalmar
	Red Skelton	...	Harry Ruby
	Vera-Ellen	...	Jessie Brown Kalmar
	Arlene Dahl	...	Eileen Percy
	Keenan Wynn	...	Charlie Kope
	Gale Robbins	...	Terry Lordel
	Gloria DeHaven	...	Mrs. Carter De Haven (as Gloria De Haven)
	Phil Regan	...	Phil Regan
	Harry Shannon	...	Clanahan
	Debbie Reynolds	...	Helen Kane
	Paul Harvey	...	Al Masters
	Carleton Carpenter	...	Dan Healy
	George Metkovich	...	Al Schacht
	Harry Mendoza	...	The Great Mendoza (as The Great Mendoza)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	William Bailey	...	Man in Audience (uncredited)
	Alex Ball	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Harry Barris	...	Pianist at Party (uncredited)
	Lulu Mae Bohrman	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Steve Carruthers	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Douglas Carter	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
	Ann Cavendish	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Jack Chefe	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Harry Cody	...	Prop Man (uncredited)
	Roger Cole	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	James Conaty	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Gene Coogan	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Bert Davidson	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Elzie Emanuel	...	Kid Who Tells Harry the Ball Score (uncredited)
	Franklyn Farnum	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Tom Ferrandini	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Pat Flaherty	...	Coach (uncredited)
	George Ford	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Sig Frohlich	...	Messenger (uncredited)
	Alex Gerry	...	Marty - City Editor (uncredited)
	Herschel Graham	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Billy Gray	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Sherry Hall	...	Pianist in Clanahan's (uncredited)
	George Hoagland	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Michael Jeffers	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Helen Kane	...	Helen Kane (singing voice) (uncredited)
	Frank Kelleher	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
	Kenner G. Kemp	...	Man in Audience (uncredited)
	Donald Kerr	...	Stage Manager in Buffalo (uncredited)
	George Magrill	...	Piano Mover (uncredited)
	Dwight Martin	...	Piano Mover (uncredited)
	Mickey Martin	...	Callboy (uncredited)
	John McKee	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
	Beverly Michaels	...	Shipboard Woman (uncredited)
	Fred Millican	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
	Edward F. Nulty	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
	Jack Paepke	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
	Joe Peterson	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Jerry Priddy	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
	Suzanne Ridgway	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Harry Ruby	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
	Fred Santley	...	Juice Vendor (uncredited)
	Syd Saylor	...	Barker at Clanahan's (uncredited)
	Jeffrey Sayre	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	George Sherwood	...	Director (uncredited)
	Reginald Simpson	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Ted Stanhope	...	Waiter / Theatre Usher (uncredited)
	Bert Stevens	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Lou Stringer	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
	Brick Sullivan	...	Policeman on Street (uncredited)
	William Tannen	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Charles Wagenheim	...	Johnny the Waiter (uncredited)
	Pierre Watkin	...	Philip Goodman (uncredited)
	John B. Williams	...	Waiter in Clanahan's (uncredited)
	Pat Williams	...	Magician's Assistant (uncredited)
	George Woods	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
	Phyllis Woodward	...	Minor Role (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jack Cummings

...

producer

Music by 

André Previn

...

(uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Harry Jackson

Film Editing by 

Ben Lewis

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons
Urie McCleary

Set Decoration by 

Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by 

Helen Rose

Makeup Department 

Jack Dawn	...	hair stylist
Jane Baldwin	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Eddie Polo	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Lee Katz

...

production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Bert Glazer

...

assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Arthur Krams

...

associate set decorator

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer	...	sound recordist
Ralph A. Pender	...	sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Warren Newcombe

...

special effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Ed Donnell	...	grip (uncredited)
Otto Dyar	...	still photographer (uncredited)
C.A. Philbrick	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Irving Rosenberg	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Robert Worl	...	gaffer (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Peter Ballbusch

...

montage

Music Department 

Leo Arnaud	...	orchestrator
André Previn	...	musical director
Robert Franklyn	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Wally Heglin	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew 

James Gooch	...	technicolor color consultant
Henri Jaffa	...	technicolor color consultant
Hermes Pan	...	dances created and directed by
Harry Ruby	...	technical advisor
Fred Astaire	...	choreographer (uncredited)
William J. Hole Jr.	...	script supervisor (uncredited)

Details

Country:

 USA

Language:

 English

Release Date:

 1 September 1951 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

 Trois petits mots See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$1,470,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

 $2,800,000

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Company Credits

Production Co:

 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 102 min

Sound Mix:

 Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

 Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

 1.37 : 1

Soundtrack Credits 

Where Did You Get That Girl?
(uncredited)
Written Harry Puck, Bert Kalmar
Sung and Danced by Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Anita Ellis) 

She's Mine, All Mine
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
Sung by quartet 

Mr. and Mrs. Hoofer at Home
(uncredited)
Music by André Previn
Danced by Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen 

My Sunny Tennessee
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Ruby, Herman Ruby, Bert Kalmar
Sung by Fred Astaire, Red Skelton 

So Long! Oo-Long (How Long You Gonna Be Gone?)
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
Sung by Fred Astaire, Red Skelton 

Who's Sorry Now?
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Ted Snyder
Sung by Gloria DeHaven 

Test Dance
(uncredited)
Music by André Previn
Danced by Fred Astaire 

Come on, Papa
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Ruby, Edgar Leslie, Bert Kalmar
Sung by Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Anita Ellis)
Danced by Vera-Ellen, chorus 

Nevertheless
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
Sung by Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Anita Ellis), and Red Skelton
Danced by Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen 

All Alone Monday
(uncredited)--
Written by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
Sung by Gale Robbins (later by Arlene Dahl) 

You Smiled at Me
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
Sung by Arlene Dahl 

I Wanna Be Loved by You
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Herbert Stothart
Sung by Debbie Reynolds (dubbed by Helen Kane) 

Thinking of You
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
Sung by Fred Astaire (later by Red Skelton)
Danced by Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen 

I Love You So Much
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
Sung by Arlene Dahl 

Three Little Words
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
Sung by Fred Astaire (later by Red Skelton) 

You are My Lucky Star
(uncredited)
by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Sung by Phil Regan 

Doublage voix :

• Fred Astaire (V.F : Roger Rudel) : Bert Kalmar, alias Kendall le Grand
• Red Skelton : Harry Ruby
• Vera-Ellen : Jessie Brown Kalmar
• Arlene Dahl : Eileen Percy Ruby
• Keenan Wynn (V.F : Camille Guerini) : Charlie Kope
• Gale Robbins : Terry Lordel
• Gloria DeHaven : M^me Carter DeHaven
• Phil Regan : lui-même
• Harry Shannon (V.F : Emile Duard) : Clanahan
• Debbie Reynolds : Helen Kane
• Paul Harvey : Al Masters
• Carleton Carpenter : Dan Healy
• George Metkovich : Al Schacht
• Pat Flaherty (non crédité) : Le coach
• Helen Kane : doublure chant pour Debbie Reynolds
• Anita Ellis : doublure chant pour Vera-Ellen