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Cast
Betty Grable
as Julie Lowndes
Marge Champion
as Gwen Howard
Gower Champion
as Vernon Lowndes
Jack Lemmon
as Marty Stewart
Myron McCormick
as Mike Hudson
Robert Bice
as Charlie O'Hallihan (uncredited)
Paul Harvey
as Harold Wharton (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Theatre Patron in Loge (uncredited)
Henry Slate
as Sergeant Kowalski (uncredited)
Johnny Brazil
as Male Harem Dancer (uncredited)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1955
Runtime1h 33m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresMusic, Comedy
Votes8
DirectorH. C. Potter
WritersLeonard B. Stern, Edward Hope
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThree for the Show
About Three for the Show
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.
Directed by H. C. Potter, Three for the Show leans on a strong ensemble — Betty Grable, Marge Champion, Gower Champion — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about music titles of 1955.
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