Directed by:
Richard ThorpeScreenplay:
George WellsCinematography:
Harry JacksonComposer:
André PrevinCast:
Fred Astaire, Red Skelton, Vera-Ellen, Arlene Dahl, Keenan Wynn, Gale Robbins, Gloria DeHaven, Phil Regan, Debbie Reynolds, Paul Harvey, Carleton Carpenter (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Bert Kalmar (Fred Astaire) always wanted to be a magician, but all it takes is a disastrous opening night to make his dream go poof! So Kalmar moves on...and finds songwriting magic with collaborator Harry Ruby (Red Skelton). (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Fred Astaire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/441/164441542_7c5d5a.png)
Fred Astaire
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999) - a.f.
La Tour infernale (1974)
Billy Elliot (2000) - a.f.
![Red Skelton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281047_2eb44f.jpg)
Red Skelton
USA
![Vera-Ellen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507429_14f7c9.jpg)
Vera-Ellen
USA
Best movies:
Three Little Words (1950)
On the Town (1949)
Love Happy (1949)
![Arlene Dahl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281051_9da1de.jpg)
Arlene Dahl
USA
Best movies:
Three Little Words (1950)
Life with Father (1947)
Reign of Terror (1949)
![Keenan Wynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/570/164570664_651bb6.jpg)
Keenan Wynn
USA
Best movies:
![Gale Robbins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/281/159281884_08e4d3.jpg)
Gale Robbins
USA
Best movies:
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Three Little Words (1950)
Calamity Jane (1953)
![Gloria DeHaven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/605/161605946_52ed9b.jpg)
Gloria DeHaven
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Modern Times (1936)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
![Phil Regan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/078/158078018_202a6f.jpg)
Phil Regan
USA
Best movies:
Three Little Words (1950)
Dames (1934)
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
![Debbie Reynolds](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281354_dc5ad6.jpg)
Debbie Reynolds
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
Three Little Words (1950)
![Paul Harvey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000157_558b5a.jpg)
Paul Harvey
USA
Best movies:
Sabrina (1954)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Spellbound (1945)
![Carleton Carpenter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/217/160217110_780f8c.jpg)
Carleton Carpenter
USA
Best movies:
Three Little Words (1950)
Summer Stock (1950)
Father of the Bride (1950)
![Helen Kane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886404_5738f7.jpg)
Helen Kane
USA
Best movies:
Three Little Words (1950)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
![Beverly Michaels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/599/161599214_0480df.jpg)
Beverly Michaels
USA
Best movies:
Three Little Words (1950)
Pickup (1951)
East Side, West Side (1949)
![Pat Flaherty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000248_6efdc2.jpg)
Pat Flaherty
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
![Bert Stevens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256255_85bf54.jpg)
Bert Stevens
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
![Kenner G. Kemp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/630/161630545_8fe94b.jpg)
Kenner G. Kemp
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Limelight (1952)
![Jeffrey Sayre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162653_651df8.jpg)
Jeffrey Sayre
USA
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
North by Northwest (1959)
Donald Kerr
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Big Country (1958)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Pierre Watkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/382/165382787_ca6f45.jpg)
Pierre Watkin
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
![Charles Wagenheim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/298/159298355_6d74f2.jpg)
Charles Wagenheim
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)