Week-End for Three

Week-End for Three
Week-End for Three
	Film poster
Directed by	Irving Reis
Written by	Dorothy Parker; Alan Campbell
Story by	Budd Schulberg
Produced by	Tay Garnett
Starring	Dennis O'Keefe; Jane Wyatt ; Phillip Reed ; Edward Everett Horton; ZaSu Pitts; Franklin Pangborn
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Desmond Marquette
Music by	Roy Webb
Production; company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	October 23, 1941 (New York); December 12, 1941 (U.S.);
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures.

Synopsis

Young married couple Jim and Ellen Craig plan a weekend away together but are interrupted by the arrival of the brash Randy Bloodworth, who knew them before they were married.

Cast

Dennis O'Keefe as Jim Craig
Jane Wyatt as Ellen Craig
Phillip Reed as Randy Bloodworth
Edward Everett Horton as Fred 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.

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.

References

↑ "Weekend for Three". imdb.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
↑ Fetrow p.565
↑ Richard B. Jewell, RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born, University of California Press, 2012, pg 230.
↑ 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.

Bibliography

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

External links

Weekend for Three at TCMDB
Week-End for Three at IMDb
Week-End for Three at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[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.