Three Little Words

IMDb link: 0043044
IMDb rating: 6.9 (2,260 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Biography, Romance, Musical
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Fred Astaire, Arlene Dahl, Vera-Ellen, Red Skelton and others

Release date: 12 Jul 1950
Release year: 1950
Runtime: 102 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: dancing, tap dancing, candlestick telephone, marriage, semi biographical film, tin pan alley, begins with text, song and dance, duet, top hat and tails

Plot:

Song-and-dance man Bert Kalmar can't continue his stage career after an injury for a while, so he has to earn his money as a lyricist. Perchance he meets composer Harry Ruby and their first song is a hit. Ruby gets Kalmar to marry is former partner Jessie Brown, and Kalmar and Jessie prevent Ruby from getting married to the wrong girls. But due to the fact that Ruby has caused a backer's withdrawal for a Kalmar play, they end their relationship.

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