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Director:
H.C. Potter
Writers:
Edward Hope (writer)
W. Somerset Maugham (play)
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Release Date:
24 February 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Musical more
Tagline:
LET'S GO! TO THE YEAR'S TOP MUSICAL SHOW! (original print ad - all caps)
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Cast

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Betty Grable ... Julie Lowndes
Marge Champion ... Gwen Howard
Gower Champion ... Vernon Lowndes

Jack Lemmon ... Martin 'Marty' Stewart
Myron McCormick ... Mike Hudson
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Pleasure Is All Mine (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
USA:93 min | USA:88 min (TCM print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:Btl

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jack Cole, the legendary dance director famous for staging Rita Hayward's striptease in Gilda (1946) also taught Marilyn Monroe's her moves in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "How to Marry a Millionaire" and "Some Like It Hot." Credited as the choreographer of this film, his attempt to turn 39 year old Betty Grable into another Marilyn is not very successful. The co-star of the film, Gower Champion, who is not credited for any of the dances, went on to become a famous Broadway choreographer and director in his own right. more
Movie Connections:
Remake of Too Many Husbands (1940) more
Soundtrack:
Just One Of Those Things more

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11 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
betty grable queen of technicolor, 10 April 2004
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Author: lindalahughs from London

Betty grable was 39 when she made Three For The Show, She looked fabulous, sung wonderful songs and outdanced the reigning blonde Marilyn Monroe who Grable handed the Fox Blonde crown to in 1953, this movie made in 1955 shows what a glamorous movie queen Grable could have continued to be. this movie was made at Columbia and Grable should have put down roots there, she was offered Pal Joey but turned it down, silly Grable . anyway as movie historys most successful moneymaker Grable reigns supreme. she outperformed Marge Champion and her then husband Gower, who 10 years later ignored Grable when she headlined in Broadways Hello Dolly his show, he sent his assistant to oversee Grables rendition of Dolly Levi. shame Gower! Grable the No.1 Star! No Columbia did not cheaply hire Grable, they paid her $200,000 for this movie, marilyn was still getting her $125,000 per film at fox.Other comments about being old and fat are vicious, Betty was stunning in this movie check youtube and see the clips from "Three for the Show".

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