Three Wise Fools (1946)
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- Passed
- 1h 30min
- Comedy, Drama
- 18 Dec 1946 (Sweden)
- Movie
40 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 one house as bachelors. Into this grand house comes...
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| Margaret O'Brien | ... |
Sheila O'Monahan
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| Lionel Barrymore | ... |
Dr. Richard Gaunght
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| Lewis Stone | ... |
Judge James Trumbell
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| Edward Arnold | ... |
Theodore Findley
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| Thomas Mitchell | ... |
Terence Aloysius O'Davern
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| Ray Collins | ... |
Judge Watson
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| Jane Darwell | ... |
Sister Mary Brigid
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| Charles Dingle | ... |
Paul Badger
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| Harry Davenport | ... |
The Ancient
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| Henry O'Neill | ... |
Horace Appleby
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| Cyd Charisse | ... |
Rena Fairchild
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| Warner Anderson | ... |
The O'Monahan
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| Billy Curtis | ... |
Dugan
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| Ernie Adams | ... |
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Bob Alden | ... |
Young O'Davern (uncredited)
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| Martin Ashe | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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| Bobby Barber | ... |
Jury Member (uncredited)
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| Billy Barty | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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| Charles Bates | ... |
Eddie Oakleaf (uncredited)
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| Barbara Billingsley | ... |
Sister Mary Leonard (uncredited)
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John Carlyle | ... |
Ted Findley (uncredited)
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Marjorie Davies | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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| Bobby Driscoll | ... |
Pixie (uncredited)
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A. Cameron Grant | ... |
Assistant (uncredited)
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| Gary Gray | ... |
Willie the Squeak (uncredited)
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Bud Harrison | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Hans Hopf | ... |
Pixie (uncredited)
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| Olin Howland | ... |
Witness (uncredited)
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| Teddy Infuhr | ... |
Johnny the Grunt (uncredited)
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| Michael Kirby | ... |
Jimmy Trumbell (uncredited)
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Nita Krebs | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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| Jerry Maren | ... |
Sir Boulder (uncredited)
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| George McDonald | ... |
Tumbleweed (uncredited)
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Tim Murdock | ... |
Dick Gaunght (uncredited)
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| Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... |
Chief of Police (uncredited)
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| Garry Owen | ... |
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| John Sheehan | ... |
Murphy (uncredited)
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Mary Ellen St. Aubin | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Betsy Stoddard | ... |
Miss Emert (uncredited)
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Henry Sylvester | ... |
Corby (uncredited)
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| William Tannen | ... |
Prosecutor (uncredited)
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| Ray Teal | ... |
Foreman (uncredited)
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| Emmett Vogan | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Edward Buzzell | ||
Written by
| John McDermott | ... | (screen play) and |
| James O'Hanlon | ... | (screen play) |
| John McDermott | ... | (story) |
| Austin Strong | ... | (play) |
Produced by
| William H. Wright | ... | producer |
Music by
| Bronislau Kaper | ||
Cinematography by
| Harold Rosson | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Gene Ruggiero | ||
| Theron Warth | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
| Eddie Imazu | ... | (as Edward Imazu) |
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Costume Design by
| Valles | ||
Makeup Department
| Jack Dawn | ... | makeup creator |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marvin Stuart | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Hugh Hunt | ... | associate set decorator |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
| Ralph A. Pender | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
| Newell Sparks | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
| William Steinkamp | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
| Michael Steinore | ... | re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited) |
| John A. Williams | ... | unit mixer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Mark Davis | ... | matte paintings camera (uncredited) |
| A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | transparency projection shots (uncredited) |
| Warren Newcombe | ... | matte paintings (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Martin | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Irene | ... | costume supervisor |
Music Department
| Pete Decker | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
| Robert Franklyn | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| M.J. McLaughlin | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
| William Saracino | ... | music mixer (uncredited) |
| Max Terr | ... | composer: trailer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| John Golden | ... | presenter: play |
| Winchell Smith | ... | stager: play |
| Inger Norswing | ... | research assistant (uncredited) |
| George Richelavie | ... | research director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Finland) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
40 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 one 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 they let her leave. Then they discover that they need the property she has inherited, so they take her and O'Davern into the house with the express intention of relieving Sheila of her property so they can donate it to the University in their names and buy remembrance in the future. But Sheila cannot sell the property because of the 'little people.'
Written by Tony Fontana |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,274,000 (estimated) |
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. See more » |
| Goofs | In the first long shot of the oak tree and the subsequent first close-up of its base, the base is different, both in its shape and in how high the lowest branches are off the ground. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in I Married a Munchkin (1994). See more » |
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The Ancient: [voice over] Once upon a long, long time ago, the great knowing God polished up an acorn, and planted it in a fragrant meadow, and whoooosh, a hundred years went sliding by, and a great, wide spreading oak stood in a garden, its branches reaching for the tumbling clouds, its roots grown deep in Mother Earth. Now this was a garden of a house where people lived, but here, the amazing thing, not one of them realized that the tree was our home, the home of a clan of pixies. Now under this tree, these people lived and loved and laughed and cried - just like us - and most of 'em were very nice... when they let themselves be. See more » |