Three Wise Fools (1946)

It had been forty years since Richard, James and Theodore insulted The O'Monahan and he put a vexing blessing on them. All three have obtained their dreams of grandeur, but they all live in... See full summary »

Director:

Edward Buzzell

Writers:

John McDermott (screenplay), John McDermott (story),

Stars:

Margaret O'Brien, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Margaret O'Brien	...	Sheila O'Monahan
Lionel Barrymore	...	Dr. Richard Gaunght
Lewis Stone	...	Judge James Trumbell
Thomas Mitchell	...	Terence Alaysius O'Davern
Edward Arnold	...	Theodore Findley
Ray Collins	...	Judge Watson
Jane Darwell	...	Sister Mary Brigid
Charles Dingle	...	Paul Badger
Harry Davenport	...	The Ancient
Henry O'Neill	...	Prof. Horace Appleby
Cyd Charisse	...	Rena Fairchild
Warner Anderson	...	The O'Monahan
Billy Curtis	...	Dugan

Storyline

It had been forty years since Richard, James and Theodore insulted The O'Monahan and he put a vexing blessing on them. All three have obtained their dreams of grandeur, but they all live in a single house as bachelors. Into this grand house comes 7 year old Sheila with a request that these three become her guardians. But they do not want her and let her leave until they find that they need the property that Sheila has inherited. They then take her, and O'Davern, into the house with the expressed intention of relieving Sheila of her property so that they can donate it to the University in their name and buy remembrance in the future. But Sheila cannot sell the property because of the 'little people'.

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Plot Keywords:

orphan | based on play

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Taglines:

FOR YOUR HEART'S SAKE SEE IT! (original ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 1946 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

En liten tjuserska

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 1, 1947 with Margaret O'Brien and Lionel Barrymore reprising their film roles.

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Connections

Referenced in Forecast (1945)

User Reviews

MGM Classic

This deserves a ten on the IMDB scale. It's a superb film about hope, love, and blarney. This is Margaret O'Brien's finest film effort, and she is backed by skilled MGM veterans. Why on earth this isn't available, is beyond me. Watch for showings on TCM and get out your video recorder.