Three Blind Mice (1938 film)
| Three Blind Mice | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William A. Seiter |
| Produced by |
Raymond Griffith Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited) |
| Written by |
Brown Holmes Lynn Starling |
| Based on |
the play Three Blind Mice by Stephen Powys |
| Starring |
Loretta Young Joel McCrea David Niven |
| Music by | Charles Maxwell |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer (American cinematographer) |
| Edited by | James B. Morley |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
20th Century Fox (France) (theatrical) Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1938) (USA) (theatrical) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Three Blind Mice is a 1938 romantic comedy film starring Loretta Young, Joel McCrea and David Niven.
Plot
Three Kansas sisters, owners of a chicken farm, dream of romantic life as rich ladies. As a play between sisters, Pamela (Loretta Young) plays the rich lady, Moira (Marjorie Weaver) her personal maid and Elizabeth (Pauline Moore) her personal secretary. When they inherit 5000 $ they decide to try it and head for California in search of a rich husband for one of them. The roles are left how they are used in playing at home. Soon Pamela has not only one but two dating gentlemen. And in no time she is in trouble which one to marry. But as Van Dam Smith (Joel McCrea) is the one she loves, but he's the one without money, because his grandfather keeps it and spends it on Zoo's, they decide she has to marry rich Steve Harrington (David Niven). In Harrington's house she and her sisters meet Steve's sister Miriam (Binnie Barnes), who fell for Van Dam Smith. Meantime Mike (Stuart Erwin), who the sisters already knew from the Hotel they stayed in California, has reached the Harrington House and has been engaged as a servant. In fact he was in love with Moira and followed her. Elizabeth sympathizes with Steve Harrington, as it is obvious at a certain point that Pamela and Steve are not matching. And at the End Pamela explains to her becoming husband Van Dam that "it is just that easy to fall in love with a poor man as a rich one". Miriam Harrington has to be satisfied in having a lot of money, but no man.
Cast
- Loretta Young as Pamela Charters
- Marjorie Weaver as Moira Charters
- Pauline Moore as Elizabeth Charters
- Spencer Charters as Hendricks
- Joel McCrea as Van Dam Smith
- David Niven as Steve Harrington
- Stuart Erwin as Mike Brophy
- Binnie Barnes as Miriam Harrington
- Jane Darwell as Mrs. Killeen
- Leonid Kinskey as Young Man
- Franklin Pangborn as Clerk
- Herbert Heywood as Workman
- Carol Adams as Student (uncredited)
- Ralph Brooks as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Boy on Bench (uncredited)
- Elena Durán as Spanish Dancer (uncredited)
- Antonio Filauri as Pierre - Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
- Lorenzo Félix as Spanish Singer (uncredited)
- Ben Hendricks Jr. as Bartender (uncredited)
- Thomas Martin as Bartender (uncredited)
- Corazón Montes as Spanish Singer (uncredited)
- Bert Moorhouse as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- José Nieto as Spanish Singer (uncredited)
- Barry Norton as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Alexander Pollard as Harrington's Butler (uncredited)
- Lillian Porter as Girl on Bench (uncredited)
- Laura Puente as Spanish Dancer (uncredited)
- Ramon Ros as Spanish Dancer (uncredited)
- Iva Stewart as Biltmore Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
- Dale Van Sickel as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Fred Velasco as Spanish Dancer (uncredited)
- Russell Wade as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
External links
- Three Blind Mice at the Internet Movie Database
- Three Blind Mice at the TCM Movie Database
- Three Blind Mice at AllMovie
See also
- How to Marry a Millionaire, starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall as three similar schemers