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Three's a Crowd

  • 19321932
  • 7m
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5.4/10
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Three's a Crowd (1932)
AnimationFamilyShort
An old man is reading a book by the fire. The clock strikes 8, and he heads off to bed. From his book, Alice in Wonderland, out crawls Alice, who turns the radio to the title tune. This wake... Read allAn old man is reading a book by the fire. The clock strikes 8, and he heads off to bed. From his book, Alice in Wonderland, out crawls Alice, who turns the radio to the title tune. This wakes up Rip Van Winkle; Alice then rouses the Three Musketeers, who sing a bit. Next tune: Ne... Read allAn old man is reading a book by the fire. The clock strikes 8, and he heads off to bed. From his book, Alice in Wonderland, out crawls Alice, who turns the radio to the title tune. This wakes up Rip Van Winkle; Alice then rouses the Three Musketeers, who sing a bit. Next tune: Nero fiddles, Rome burns, and Cleopatra sizzles in a slinky dance. Uncle Tom sings a spiritu... Read all
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Rudolf Ising
  • Stars
    • Pinto Colvig(voice)
    • Bernice Hansen(voice)
  • Director
    • Rudolf Ising
  • Stars
    • Pinto Colvig(voice)
    • Bernice Hansen(voice)
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    Pinto Colvig
    Pinto Colvig
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    Bernice Hansen
    • Alice
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    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Rudolf Ising
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    • Trivia
      Celebrity caricatures include (in order): Rudy Vallee (singer on the radio), Fredric March (as Mr. Hyde), Johnny Weissmuller (as Tarzan), and Douglas Fairbanks (as Robin Hood).
    • Alternate versions
      This cartoon was colorized in 1992 by Turner Entertainment Company, with each frame traced over onto a cel. Each cel was then painted in color and photographed over a colored reproduction of each background.
    • Connections
      Followed by I Like Mountain Music (1933)
    • Soundtracks
      Three's a Crowd
      Music by Harry Warren

      Lyrics by Al Dubin and Irving Kahal

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    6/10
    Three's a Crowd was perhaps one of the earliest cartoons to depict book characters coming to life
    This was perhaps one of the earliest of the Merrie Melodie cartoons to feature characters from famous books coming to life which happens here when an old man stops reading one to go to bed. I didn't find much funny here though the music was pretty entertaining and seeing all that action done to it was also pretty good. This was directed by Rudolf Ising who was partnered with Hugh Harmon as co-producers. Their last names make that musical description sound, if you didn't know (Harmon-Ising, harmonizing, get it?). They were partnered with Leon Schlesinger at this time though disagreements over budgets got them leaving him at Warner Bros. and ending up at M-G-M. Anyway, Three's a Crowd is worth a look for any animation buffs out there.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 10, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Merrie Melodies #4 (1932-1933 Season): Three's a Crowd
    • Production company
      • Leon Schlesinger Studios
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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