Directed by:
Richard ThorpeScreenplay:
George WellsCinematography:
Harry JacksonComposer:
André PrevinCast:
Fred Astaire, Red Skelton, Vera-Ellen, Arlene Dahl, Keenan Wynn, Gale Robbins, Gloria DeHaven, Phil Regan, Debbie Reynolds, Paul Harvey, Carleton Carpenter (more)VOD (1)
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Bert Kalmar (Fred Astaire) always wanted to be a magician, but all it takes is a disastrous opening night to make his dream go poof! So Kalmar moves on...and finds songwriting magic with collaborator Harry Ruby (Red Skelton). (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Fred Astaire
USA
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La Tour infernale (1974)
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Red Skelton
USA
Vera-Ellen
USA
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Three Little Words (1950)
On the Town (1949)
Love Happy (1949)
Arlene Dahl
USA
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Three Little Words (1950)
Life with Father (1947)
Reign of Terror (1949)
Keenan Wynn
USA
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Gale Robbins
USA
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The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Three Little Words (1950)
Calamity Jane (1953)
Gloria DeHaven
USA
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Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Modern Times (1936)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Phil Regan
USA
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Three Little Words (1950)
Dames (1934)
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
Debbie Reynolds
USA
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Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
Three Little Words (1950)
Paul Harvey
USA
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Sabrina (1954)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
If I Were King (1938)
Carleton Carpenter
USA
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Three Little Words (1950)
Summer Stock (1950)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Helen Kane
USA
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Three Little Words (1950)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
Beverly Michaels
USA
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Three Little Words (1950)
Pickup (1951)
East Side, West Side (1949)
Pat Flaherty
USA
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The Great Dictator (1940)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Bert Stevens
USA
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Kenner G. Kemp
USA
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Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Limelight (1952)
Jeffrey Sayre
USA
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
North by Northwest (1959)
Donald Kerr
USA
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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Big Country (1958)
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Pierre Watkin
USA
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Charles Wagenheim
USA
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Miracle of Fatima (1952)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)