Week-End for Three

1941 film by Irving Reis
  • December 12, 1941 (1941-12-12) (U.S.)
  • October 23, 1941 (1941-10-23) (Premiere-New York City)[1]
Running time
66 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Week-End for Three is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Irving Reis and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Jane Wyatt and Edward Everett Horton.[2] It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures.

Synopsis

A young married couple plan a weekend away together, but are interrupted by the arrival of the brash Randy who knew them before they were married.

Cast

  • Dennis O'Keefe as Jim Craig
  • Jane Wyatt as Ellen
  • Phillip Reed as Randy
  • Edward Everett Horton as Stonebraker
  • ZaSu Pitts as Anna
  • Franklin Pangborn as Number Seven
  • Marion Martin as Mrs. Weatherby
  • Hans Conried as Desk Clerk
  • Mady Lawrence as Miss Bailey
  • Brooks Benedict as Old Field Inn Patron
  • Jack Gargan as Old Field Inn Patron
  • Russell Wade as Old Field Inn Patron
  • Marie Windsor as Old Field Inn Patron

Reception

The film lost over $100,000 at the box office.[3]

Radio adaptation

Week-End for Three was broadcast on the radio program Stars in the Air March 27, 1952. The 30-minute episode starred Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton, and Harry von Zell.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Weekend for Three". imdb.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Fetrow p.565
  3. ^ Richard B. Jewell, RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born, University of California Press, 2012, pg 230.
  4. ^ Kirby, Walter (March 23, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. The Decatur Daily Review. p. 44. Retrieved May 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

Bibliography

  • Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

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