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.

Week-End for Three
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Directed byIrving Reis
Written byDorothy Parker
Alan Campbell
Story byBudd Schulberg
Produced byTay Garnett
StarringDennis O'Keefe
Jane Wyatt
Phillip Reed
Edward Everett Horton
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byDesmond Marquette
Music byRoy Webb
Production
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Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • December 12, 1941 (1941-12-12) (U.S.)
  • October 23, 1941 (1941-10-23) (Premiere-New York City)[1]
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

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

Cast

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Reception

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

Radio adaptation

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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

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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.  

Bibliography

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