Music ·Comedy · United States of America · 1955 · 1h 33m

Three for the Show

Three for the Show poster
Director
H. C. Potter
Cast
Betty Grable as Julie Lowndes Jack Lemmon as Martin 'Marty' Stewart Marge Champion as Gwen Howard Gower Champion as Vernon Lowndes Myron McCormick as Mike Hudson Robert Bice as Sgt. Charlie O'Hallihan
Crew
Arthur E. Arling — Director of Photography Viola Lawrence — Editor George Duning — Original Music Composer Edward Hope — Writer Leonard B. Stern — Writer Jonie Taps — Producer
Tagline

LET'S GO! TO THE YEAR'S TOP MUSICAL SHOW!

Synopsis

This musical reworking of Too Many Husbands (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer who's been widowed by WW II. She marries her late husband's songwriting partner, Gower Champion, but the new marriage is thrown for a loop when Lemmon, her first husband, turns up very much alive and eager to see Grable.

Trailer Three for the Show — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
love trianglemusicalromcomromanceremarriagepresumed deadscrewball comedyreturn from deadcomedy of remarriageromanticenoch arden
Key Collaborators
H. C. Potter Director Arthur E. Arling Director of Photography Viola Lawrence Editor George Duning Original Music Composer Edward Hope Writer Leonard B. Stern Writer Jonie Taps Producer Jean Louis Costume Design
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