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Three Little Words (1950) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #ThreeLittleWords
From the moment they meet, lyricist and vaudeville star Bert Kalmar (Fred Astaire) and piano player and song huckster Harry Ruby (Red Skelton) are destined for great things. The two have nothing in common except the ability to craft chart-topping songs and a lifelong friendship. Now, through work, women, setbacks and success these two reach the heights of their profession and overcome a rift that threatens to divide them forever. Featuring the songs "Three Little Words," "Who's Sorry Now," "Thinking of You" and "Where Did You Get That Girl."
Directed By Richard Thorpe
Starring Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Red Skelton
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@garyj1709 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! They don't make movies with this much talent anymore. I miss these old movies. Thank you!

@berthapolit5149 3 жыл бұрын

Great song

@loujug1 3 жыл бұрын

I saw a film on TV which was made to celebrate MGM and in the part about musicals. Mikhail Baryshnikov, who was a sensational dancer himself, said he thought that this dance was the most perfect routine he ever saw in a film. Their arms and legs are not just in time they match one another perfectly and Vera-Ellen seems to float. She was very much underrated.

@jamessmithe5490 3 жыл бұрын

Vera Ellen was in a way, underappreciated.

@thomasleary2814 10 ай бұрын

Elegance personified!

@stevenstandley1241 3 жыл бұрын

What beauty, style and grace.. I find myself longing for that in this age of foulmouthed, vulgar, debased entertainment.

@utterlyepical 2 жыл бұрын

It’s still here if you have eyes to look for it

@barbaraleary8300 3 жыл бұрын

Fred Astaire at his best and Vera Ellen is a lovely dancing partner. Pretty song and beautiful,classy dancing. Fred Astaire was the best dancer to ever be on the screen.

@SteveLittleLivesHere 5 жыл бұрын

You gotta give it to the dressmakers they really knew how to make em work in a dance.

@pertelote4526 5 жыл бұрын

Not only the dresses; making a tuxedo or tails for a male dancer who has to raise his arms a lot is an art in itself, believe me :-)

@coreycox2345 5 жыл бұрын

Bias cut circle skirt in silk. I have one that has been almost finished for five years. I think it's because I love it but can't picture where I would dress like this.

@pertelote4526 5 жыл бұрын

@@coreycox2345 I believe most of us tend to underdress these dress so wearing lovely elegant outfits might prove difficult ;-) Even the opera and the concert hall are no longer the last refuges for the elegant and the well-groomed :-)

@allanburgess4889 4 жыл бұрын

@@pertelote4526 As a child growing up I would watch my Mother making dresses 1950 I was 4 years old.rationing was the norm mum would drag her treadle sewing machine out into the yard the neighbours would gather with their patterns from the sewing shop two doors away and their Idea's from the Hollywood movies. we lived in the heart of the cotton Mills in housing built in the 1820s, Georgian terraces. Their work [Mum and the gang] was beautiful they taught me how to cut and tack, sew altering patterns to fit the ladies by the time the mini skirts arrived my skills were wasted till I found a girl I could sew for in 1964. She is still here I still sew she still wears mini's great legs.. two Swans

@namj8145 4 жыл бұрын

Always thought this was one of the best costume/dance numbers in the Astaire films, on a par with Ginger's feather dress in Top Hat.

@primrose4514 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful elegance❤❤❤, lovely

@barbaraleary8300 3 жыл бұрын

Fred Astaire was the greatest dancer ever. Love this dance with Vera Ellen in Three Little Words.

@skwervin1 Жыл бұрын

This is one of my favourite movies

@JoMarieM 5 жыл бұрын

I think that Fred and Vera-Ellen were the most magical dance couple ever to grace the stage on a classic Hollywood movie screen. They were great with other people, too, no mistake about that; Vera-Ellen was extremely versatile and danced well with Danny Kaye, Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly. Fred was a fantastic dancer with other women as well. Fred and Ginger were fun; Fred and Rita Hayworth were inspiring; Fred and Eleanor Powell were amazing, and Fred and Cyd Charisse were classy. But Fred and Vera-Ellen were just. . .magical. There was something in their performances, that they didn't have with anyone else, IMO.

@carmeng.s.3739 5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Each partner of Fred Astaire was unique.

@johnlorenzen4633 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful analysts! Makes me want to go back. And recheck all his partners and dances. How many films did Fred make with Vera?

@BAEwing1 4 жыл бұрын

Of course, the common denominator was Fred. He could make a coat rack look good too.

@janeelstree4984 4 жыл бұрын

Danny Kaye also made Vera Ellen good in White Christmas, but she also made him look good ; she was a consummate, classy dancer.

@janeelstree4984 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, BAE1, Fred was something else I agree.

@michellegruber4187 5 жыл бұрын

So lovely music, so charming people, so enchanting atmosphere, So far away from our vulgar world of today.

@tim2015 5 жыл бұрын

Michelle GRUBER Michelle, and everyone, put this and other wonderful items on your Facebook pages, etc... email them to your friends... give people a chance to learn of such things and be enchanted and inspired. Spread them around!

@fr-ep4fv 4 жыл бұрын

Wish a brinks truck delivered a billion in gold bullion to your door for every word you used in your comment. I hope heaven is like that. It was when romance was the dance they did then. Crave music like that.... Everything then seemed truly magical. Today? Just like you commented! Truth!

@mca1218 7 жыл бұрын

One of the loveliest openings to a dance number: the way the vocal finishes and Astaire and Vera-Ellen seamlessly pivot away from the piano and saunter onto the large floor (of a cruise ship, mind you) is just beautiful. And funnyman Skelton in probably in the most subdued role of his career: the cool, piano-playing composer (gnashing a pencil instead of a cigarette) on the very romantic "Thinking of You." Also great clothes: Vera-Ellen's nightgown doubles as an evening gown for dancing. Amazing bling.

@gabrielcoronado6395 6 жыл бұрын

mca1218 And the voice! The singer who dubbed Vera was sublime!

@suebob16 2 жыл бұрын

Just adding my agreement to your description of this dance. I also love how they end it in the same gentle and graceful way -- spinning back to the piano and facing Skelton as if they had never left.

@alisinc0001 2 жыл бұрын

Pure class and magical....

@littlelilyharvester2276 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, dreamy, and romantic

@jeffaltier5582 4 жыл бұрын

Vera-Ellen was one of the unsung stars of the Hollywood musical. She partnered with Astaire and Kelly equally well and could keep up with both regardless of the type of dance number. Compare the elegance of this number with the passion of Slaughter on 10th Avenue she did with Gene Kelly. Both were magic.

@davidallen508 2 жыл бұрын

Let’s not forget her two amazing dance routines with Donald O’Connor in “Call Me Madam”.

@addictedstamper52 5 жыл бұрын

They are fabulous together....she’s definitely THE best partner I’ve ever seen him dance with.

@wildsmiley 5 жыл бұрын

Ooh I love Vera-Ellen but Astaire danced with Ginger Rogers and Judy Garland. Unbeatable.

@lulamidgeable 4 жыл бұрын

They are dancing like one person dancing. If that makes sense. Smooth as silk.

@francisthomlinson9062 3 жыл бұрын

@@wildsmiley rita hayworth too

@xxwhispersxx2856 3 жыл бұрын

She's the male version of Astaire. They were powerhouses.

@deniaridley 3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@richardabbott836 2 жыл бұрын

Shame Hollywood can't make movies like this and others. I grew up on the fabulous movies.

@citytrees1752 6 жыл бұрын

My husband and I after dinner at Applebees last night.

@sabrinasjourney 4 жыл бұрын

Applebee's though? 😟

@xfhghe 4 жыл бұрын

Good for you!

@jussaravianna2085 4 жыл бұрын

Fred Astaire maior e melhor dançarino de todos os tempos. Elegância e leveza incomparáveis . Parece flutuar....

@rainbowhearts14 3 жыл бұрын

Just beautiful, what a treat.

@shelleywantiez7964 Жыл бұрын

Vera Ellen was definitely the best of the best. So graceful and flawless.

@freespirit5662 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite dance moments, loveliest duo.... Thanks...

@dudley5533 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful song, beautiful dance routine done by two gifted magnificent performers totally in sync with each other and the music. Perfect pair......well done video.

@brgilbert2 7 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite melodies and songs. It has always seemed to me though, this song is a verse or two to short.

@ruthnoelmarie...9061 3 жыл бұрын

Tender loving goodness. ❤️🙏🏻🙌🏻

@astratriker 6 жыл бұрын

Fred Astaire and Vera-Ellen were a wonderful pair-- so graceful.

@marcialice1987 2 жыл бұрын

Esse vestido é um sonho! ❤️

@namj8145 4 жыл бұрын

As a kid watching musicals, I knew Fred was a good dancer, but wasn't overwhelmed at first. Before VCRs/DVDs, I'd have to catch an occasional TV broadcast. This film, Three Little Words happened to be on 3 times in a month on different stations, and I watched each time. The last time was around 1 or 2am. By the time it ended in the middle of the night, I realized Fred was the greatest entertainer that ever lived. It was like an epiphany, like a lightning strike. This dance was one of those that put me over the top. Just flawless waves of beauty. Not sure who dubbed Vera, but I always thought it was a pretty good match for her, and the mood of the song. A smaller, quieter musical with so many quality moments...always a favorite.

@danielahoti4109 4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully put. Vera-Ellen's voice was dubbed by the wonderful singer Anita Ellis, but her name ist nowhere to be found.

@matta5498 3 жыл бұрын

Vera-Ellen was dubbed in most of her movies. Anita Ellis in this case. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Ellis_(singer)

@Megalocade 2 жыл бұрын

I always remeber watching Gene Kelly on tv when I was a kid about 12 and mum walking in and saying "do you like this do you love" i said "yea mum i think Gene is great" my mum said "oh you know he is, I'm surprised you like this sort of thing, well if you want to see someone dance then watch Fred Astaire" my mum was very theatrical and loved dancing Im so glad I have that side of her, she loved Fred and I can see why, I like Gene Kelly and Fred both the best there was.

@SaradaUchiha-zp4tb 4 жыл бұрын

"I want to surprise you but not in 2 o' clock in the morning" LOL

@chattyroz2934 7 жыл бұрын

Nice tune, indeed, and even nicer dancing.

@kathleenirish 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Perfect Sad that this is only to be in past

@Gaeill 2 жыл бұрын

Two sinewy, dancing Athletes. Two of the best dancers on film. Once they start to dance, everything turns to elegance. Sophisticated arrangement. "Vera-Ellen, with this picture, becomes the undisputed premiere danseuse of the screen. She matches Astaire tap for tap...and looks to be the best partner he's ever had."[ Variety review of the picture at the time.

@greldaiselachavezvelez9460 3 жыл бұрын

Just Delightful ❤️ Marry Christmass and a Happy New Year's EVE from Mexico ❤️🙏💞🌹

@DionisosPla 4 жыл бұрын

Deliciosa secuencia a cargo de dos inolvidables maestros del baile: Fred Astaire y Vera Ellen.

@pablolitenstein754 2 жыл бұрын

NOW , THAT’S ENTERNTAINMENT¡¡¡

@user-jo9uq9vi6m 5 жыл бұрын

場の空気を一瞬にしてロマンチックで素晴らしいものにするアステアの魅力。ヴェラ・エレンも相変わらず素敵だ。

@rz234429 4 ай бұрын

So many lamps in the background! Seriously, Vera-Ellen with Astaire is a remarkable combination. Saw this last night on TCM.

@esmeephillips5888 4 жыл бұрын

Fred was always generous in letting a partner be her best, and here he is almost a self-effacing 'danseur noble', displaying Vera-Ellen's balletic talents front and center. This may be the most fluid of all his partnered romantic dances. He might be a little slower than in his heyday with Ginger, but the line of the number is even smoother. His stances are faultless, emphasising her motions; the sudden transition into a Latin rhythm does not feel forced, and the gentle descent back to their starting point is the right way to conclude this quietly beautiful pas de deux. It looks ahead to 'Dancing in the Dark' in 'The Band Wagon', with its return to the carriage. Fred spent the 1930s disparaging 'toe-dancing' classical ballet, but when ballerinas such as Vera-Ellen and Charisse appeared in Hollywood, he could adapt his ballroom-based style. He never stopped learning.

@gregd6022 4 жыл бұрын

Guessing you're not Latin, he's far from"faultless" here. Usually Astaire looks faultless because of the partners he usually has (& relative to his peers) but next to Vera Ellen, it shows how he's missing it a lot, and no feel oh his part also, completely contrived. Not to mention all the "Latin" dances had to be changed so he could dance them back then, fo ex Samba ballroom has zero to do with ..Samba, can say that about a lot of it back then. He wouldn't last a second today, Vera would be fine.

@esmeephillips5888 4 жыл бұрын

@@gregd6022 It was a Latin rhythm, not a full-blooded flamenco; a gentle sway in keeping with what had gone before, and with the dramatic mood of the scene. The integrated musical borrowed a lot but did not seek to reproduce styles puristically, Call it Latinate.

@lisanealy1703 3 жыл бұрын

Just a relaxing evening at 🏡. 🌹

@tuggtaylor692 4 жыл бұрын

This video clip shows the importance of the musical arrangement. I have the original 1927 sheet music and also the sheet for this 1950 version. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer music department created this beautiful arrangement and the difference is amazing.

@xfhghe 4 жыл бұрын

There was a lot of great music written in the 1920's, but orchestration was kind of primitive then. Quality arranging didn't start to catch up till about 1940.

@esmeephillips5888 2 жыл бұрын

Johnny Green and Conrad Salinger, two Harvard-educated men of great taste, had been refining the studio sound at MGM for some years. Louis B Mayer, who had firm views about making movie soundtracks 'classy', encouraged them, and others such as Roger Edens and Robert Russell Bennett, after Cole Porter (who did not do his own arranging or orchestrating) had been hired to compose for Eleanor Powell in 1936. Green and his band backed Fred in the 1930s in re-recordings of his and Ginger's RKO hits, and appreciated Astaire's unique gift for breaking a new song on film. By the time Three Little Words came out, the MGM studio orchestra was at its zenith: ready to accompany An American in Paris, Singin' in the Rain and The Band Wagon.

@berthapolit5149 3 жыл бұрын

Nice song

@suebob16 5 жыл бұрын

Another nice moment from this wonderful dance is when Bert Kalmar (Fred Astaire) briefly turns away, listening carefully to the music Harry Ruby (Red Skelton) had written for his lyrics. Bert then looks over his shoulder and mouths the words "It's good," to Harry, which pleases him.

@MyLovelyDeadFriends 5 жыл бұрын

oh astaire, you fantastic beast!

@hhhaileyk2328 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@leafyutube 4 жыл бұрын

Nobody writes good shit like this anymore. It's a lost art.

@princessetania8540 3 жыл бұрын

qu'elle belle époques les année 50 tout de même, la classe le romantisme , mais que reste t'il de nos jours a tout cela? merci tanks pour cette magnifique vidéos

@claudiatorreclaudiatorre3069 3 жыл бұрын

Inesqueciveis !

@marcco44 6 жыл бұрын

SMOOTH!!!

@fredgregatl 5 жыл бұрын

After Ginger, Vera was his Fred’s best partner. They’re just beautiful together.

@fr-ep4fv 4 жыл бұрын

So was Cyd Charisse but he was class all by himself!

@johnlorenzen4633 4 жыл бұрын

Theres no words here !

@thepearlatelier4256 3 жыл бұрын

how dreamy.... sigh....

@pauldriscoll5356 7 жыл бұрын

One of Astaire's greatest numbers with perhaps his best partner, Miss Lynne.

@barbarakaramon17 6 жыл бұрын

Her name was Vera Ellen, not Lynne..... and yes, one his most talented dancing partners. Sheer magic.

@jimr4319 5 жыл бұрын

If one studies it closely they'll see how similar this dance scene was to the "Dancing in the Dark" number in "The Band Wagon" Astair did with Cyd Charisse. Not downplaying Charisse' performance but me thinks Ellen did a much nicer job and that is saying a lot.

@jenshina_caraleva 5 жыл бұрын

Thé best time 😍😍❤️

@gertrud-piaadam-taylor2640 5 жыл бұрын

I could not really warm myself for Fred Astaire. But with a great partner like Vera Ellen, one of the biggest Alround Dancers, I liked to see him.

@garyk.nedrow8302 4 жыл бұрын

I love Vera-Ellen. She was one of the great Hollywood dancers of all time. But the clip ought to give credit to Anita Ellis for dubbing her vocals. By the way, Vera-Ellen's last name is Rohe; she never used it professionally. Note that she is dancing in flats, not high heels. She was only 5'4" -- but by wearing flats in this scene, she makes the 5'9" Astaire look taller.

@iluvmusicals21 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for providing the singer who survived Vera here. So you know if she also survived her in other movies?

@inessoria4056 4 жыл бұрын

Quiero que pasen en argentina esas peliculas como cuando era niña

@thoughtsfromthemusicalman6569 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful music, with an equally wonderful dance! Such a wonderful movie, and one I hope might be making the upgrade to Blu-ray at some point!

@joserios2903 2 жыл бұрын

Me Recuerda las Matones de mi Niñez y el Cine Tepeyac.

@joserios2903 2 жыл бұрын

Matines

@orlandovareras3051 3 жыл бұрын

Reebuena el video

@ZeniferJenZ 5 жыл бұрын

Same

@gill426 5 жыл бұрын

This one was better, the classical ballroom dancing definitely is her strong suit. It's a wonderful and amazingly graceful dance. Emotion-wise I personally still prefer Ginger, this dance had a very practical and flat vibe to it whereas the dances with Fred&Ginger always spark and burst with emotion and electricity. But I do admit that this kind of dance wouldn't have been possible with Ginger as she was just a totally different person and dancer.

@SBCBears 5 жыл бұрын

"Emotion-wise I personally still prefer Ginger, this dance had a very practical and flat vibe to it whereas the dances with Fred&Ginger always spark and burst with emotion and electricity. " Thanks. I couldn't identify it, but I was just pondering the very point you make clear.

@johnlorenzen4633 4 жыл бұрын

Good analysis. Makes me want to revisit his partnerships with ginger and vera and compare / contrast

@johnwhite2576 5 жыл бұрын

VERA ELLEN WAS THE GOAT- e.g., she stole “White Christmas”- she had far more athleticism and stamina than Rogers, and more elegance than Charisse...she was BOTH Astaire and Kelly’s favorite for a reason...of course Eleanor Powell was the greatest female tap dancer (second only to Harold Nicholas) scary good intimidated Astaire

@laurellane1721 5 жыл бұрын

Where did you learn that Vera Ellen was Fred and Gene's favorite? I've seen it where they each said they were each other's favorite partner (Fred/Gene) but also read where Fred said 'when you dance with Cyd, you've been danced with' which would lead me to think he believe Cyd was the best dancer he ever partnered with.

@gybx4094 5 жыл бұрын

Her singing was dubbed, but not certain by who. Vera-Ellen was very slim and she was always very self conscious about the thinness of her neck. She tried to wear higher collared dresses as a result. In our era of thin runway models, her neck would have been considered just fine.

@nonyabidness5708 4 жыл бұрын

I thought her neck was saggy because she was anorexic... Something along those lines.

@KD5XB 5 жыл бұрын

Who was the trombone soloist at 2:55? Anybody know?

@salvamanu727 3 жыл бұрын

Desde luego las mujeres con este hombre bailando se tienen que haber sentido como en una nube, bueno eso pienso yo, que verdaderamente me siento un patoso.

@jilllynott2320 5 жыл бұрын

Her voice is dubbed. She’s a dancer, not a singer. Beautiful and talented, at that.

@gardenmom6180 5 жыл бұрын

Yes....Rosemary Clooney said Vera couldn't sing, so her singing parts were dubbed. Clooney said she wished that her (Clooney's) dancing parts could have been dubbed also!

@jackjules7552 3 жыл бұрын

Vera sang in her live Las Vegas act at the Dunes Hotel in the mid-1950's. It was quite a spectacular show and she did all her own singing and the audience loved the show.

@quin1364 4 жыл бұрын

Hum hum hum

@thisisme2476 5 жыл бұрын

Red Skelton playing piano?

@ninonaumovski8038 5 жыл бұрын

Is there any sheet music for this

@user-sy2wk8fd3c 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of dance is it?

@vitameatavegamin4236 Жыл бұрын

Was Vera-Ellen's song dubbed?

@fr-ep4fv 4 жыл бұрын

It was something about the way women presented themselves then. Women looked gorgeous without revealing so much. It was classy. It was Mercedes BENZ or a BENTLEY not an Escalade with all the crap and glitter and spoked wheels. Today? There are gorgeous women but the make-up industry is too much. And everything now is just bare. Packages ripped open. No mystery, no intrigue, no romance. Just sex. But the elite have designed it this way.. Thanks everyone after the 60's.