Three's a Crowd (1945 film)
{{short description|1945 film by Lesley Selander}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Three's a Crowd
| image = Three's a Crowd poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Lesley Selander
| producer = Walter H. Goetz
| screenplay = Dane Lussier
| starring = Pamela Blake
Charles Gordon
Gertrude Michael
Pierre Watkin
Virginia Brissac
Ted Hecht
| music =
| cinematography = William Bradford
| editing = Tony Martinelli
| studio = Republic Pictures
| distributor = Republic Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1945|5|23}}
| runtime = 58 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Three's a Crowd is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Dane Lussier, and starring Pamela Blake, Charles Gordon, Gertrude Michael, Pierre Watkin, Virginia Brissac and Ted Hecht. It was released on May 23, 1945, by Republic Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93194/threes-a-crowd |title=Three's a Crowd (1945) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date=1995-12-05 |access-date=2015-11-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/113645/Three-s-a-Crowd/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117042037/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/113645/Three-s-a-Crowd/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-11-17 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |author=Hal Erickson |title=Three-s-a-Crowd - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2015 |access-date=2015-11-14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24626 |title=Three's a Crowd |publisher=Afi.com |access-date=2015-11-14}} The film was based on the novel Hasty Wedding by Mignon G. Eberhart.
Plot
A woman is accused of killing her former fiancé. She then marries a man who is also a suspect in that murder. The former fiancé turns out to have already been married, then his wife is murdered, as is the family lawyer. Who is setting up whom?Turner Classic Movies http://157.166.249.130/tcmdb/title/93194/Three-s-a-Crowd/full-synopsis.html
==Cast==
- Pamela Blake as Diane Whipple
- Charles Gordon as Jeffrey Locke
- Gertrude Michael as Sophie Whipple
- Pierre Watkin as Marcus Pett
- Virginia Brissac as Cary Whipple
- Ted Hecht as Jacob Walte
- Grady Sutton as Willy Davaney
- Tom London as Grayson
- Roland Varno as Ronald Drew
- Frank O'Connor as Policeman
- Anne O'Neal as Mamie
- Bud Geary as Detective
- Eva Novak as Matron
- Nanette Vallon as Mme. Francine
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0038169|Three's a Crowd}}
{{Lesley Selander}}
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:American mystery films
Category:Republic Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Lesley Selander
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:English-language mystery films
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