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Ginger Rogers stars in this sparkling comedy about a woman who just can t say no to marriage proposals! Janie is a somewhat dizzy and dreamy telephone operator who is going steady with Tom (George Murphy) an ambitious car salesman striving to fulfil the American Dream. But whilst Tom is proposing to her, Janie is dreaming of being swept off her feet by a handsome millionaire. And despite accepting Tom's marriage proposal, Janie leaps into dates with Harry (Burgess Meredith), an unambitious car mechanic whom she mistakes for a millionaire, and Dick (Alan Marshal), a real millionaire playboy. After all three men propose to her, Janie drifts off into a dreamlike sleep and fantasises what married life would be like with each of her fiancés in a series of comically absurd sketches. But Janie can only marry one of her suitors...
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Ginger Rogers (Janie) has a steady boyfriend in salesman George Murphy (Tom). He's a salesman that loves his job of ripping people off. This personality type still exists today and we sometimes use the collective noun "arsehole" to describe these people. He proposes to her and she accepts. However, she meets Burgess Meredith (Harry) and goes on a date with him thinking that he is rich. He isn't but she also manages to become engaged once more. She's now engaged to 2 men - what is she to do? Well, she goes and gets herself engaged to a 3rd man of course - Alan Marshal (Dick). He's a millionaire and a bit dull if you ask me. Anyway, Ginger Rogers now has to come to a decision and pick one of these three contenders.......who will it be...?
Unfortunately, this film is boring. There are flashes of humour, eg, the scene building up to the point where Murphy drops Meredith and Rogers off at a 'Lover's Lane' having just discovered that he's being cheated on, and the occasional line of dialogue as delivered by Meredith and Marshall is quite funny, eg, Meredith displaying complete joy at losing his job. Another amusing moment occurs when Meredith discovers that although a car that he is looking at is priced at $598, it will actually cost him $1,107 if he wants to buy it. Nothing different to today's deals then.
The cast are OK but we get an irritating Phil Silvers (Phil) as an ice-cream seller who proudly plays his obnoxious self and Lenore Lonergan (Butch) who plays Ginger's younger sister in that typically unfunny 'younger sister knows best' style of comedy.
You will want to know who Ginger picks so there is a slight degree of tension to the ending and it ends well. However, most of the story is just blurb and uninteresting with annoying dream-like segments that drag on.
Unfortunately, this film is boring. There are flashes of humour, eg, the scene building up to the point where Murphy drops Meredith and Rogers off at a 'Lover's Lane' having just discovered that he's being cheated on, and the occasional line of dialogue as delivered by Meredith and Marshall is quite funny, eg, Meredith displaying complete joy at losing his job. Another amusing moment occurs when Meredith discovers that although a car that he is looking at is priced at $598, it will actually cost him $1,107 if he wants to buy it. Nothing different to today's deals then.
The cast are OK but we get an irritating Phil Silvers (Phil) as an ice-cream seller who proudly plays his obnoxious self and Lenore Lonergan (Butch) who plays Ginger's younger sister in that typically unfunny 'younger sister knows best' style of comedy.
You will want to know who Ginger picks so there is a slight degree of tension to the ending and it ends well. However, most of the story is just blurb and uninteresting with annoying dream-like segments that drag on.
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A Delight
6 May 2010
Format:DVD
What kind of movie do you like to have on hand for repeated viewings? The answer to that question will determine whether or not buying Tom, Dick, and Harry would be a good idea. I have a fairly extensive film library, but I don't watch the films with equal regularity. Many acclaimed films like Citizen Kane collect dust. They're too serious, too challenging. I watch repeatedly those films I found entertaining when I saw them for the first time. Some are acclaimed: African Queen, Singing in the Rain. Others are simply entertaining. Tom, Dick, and Harry belongs in this third category. While not a great film, it is a great movie to have on hand for repeated viewings. It is amusing, engaging, and thoroughly delicious. It's one of my favorites. I do watch it often and am glad I own it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A delightful forgotten piece of History
26 April 2010
Format:DVD
Paul Jarrico wrote this in 1941, ten years before he was blacklisted for "taking the Fifith" before HUAC, but that's the history hook for me. Jarrico said he had intended this as political satire, but in later life thought it was actually a romantic comedy. I found the story a piece of delightful froth and there was a message if you look for it.
Janie (Ginger Rogers), a perky telephone exchange operator, has the choice of three men to marry;
Tom (George Murphy) the upwardly mobile middle-class go-getter,
Dick (Alan Marshall) the urbane rich man and
Harry (Burgess Meredith) a poor but streetwise noncomformist.
The film has fantasy comic dream sequences where Janie acts out married life with all three men. In the end Janie makes her choice and if you understand Jarrico's view of life you can guess which one she drives off with. The interplay between the three men for Janie's hand was bright and funny and Jarrico is consistent with his perspective in showing that poverty does not rob a man of wit or smarts.
It was interesting for me to see Ginger Rogers with an energetic screen image indepenent from a Fred Astire dance partner.
I was surprised to see Phil Sivers, the pushy ice cream seller at lovers' point, showing much of his ensuing "Sargeant Bilko" sparkle - a TV show that Paul AND his wife Silvia wrote for as well.
Take the film as 1941 style humor any enjoy it for what it is.
Janie (Ginger Rogers), a perky telephone exchange operator, has the choice of three men to marry;
Tom (George Murphy) the upwardly mobile middle-class go-getter,
Dick (Alan Marshall) the urbane rich man and
Harry (Burgess Meredith) a poor but streetwise noncomformist.
The film has fantasy comic dream sequences where Janie acts out married life with all three men. In the end Janie makes her choice and if you understand Jarrico's view of life you can guess which one she drives off with. The interplay between the three men for Janie's hand was bright and funny and Jarrico is consistent with his perspective in showing that poverty does not rob a man of wit or smarts.
It was interesting for me to see Ginger Rogers with an energetic screen image indepenent from a Fred Astire dance partner.
I was surprised to see Phil Sivers, the pushy ice cream seller at lovers' point, showing much of his ensuing "Sargeant Bilko" sparkle - a TV show that Paul AND his wife Silvia wrote for as well.
Take the film as 1941 style humor any enjoy it for what it is.
Every wants to marry Janie. Big surprise ? She beautiful , lively & the sexy
9 April 2011
Format:DVD
girl next door. She's willing too but hung up on three guys. Tom (George Murphy) is a hard working stiff, ambitious, a good provider but a bore. Harry (Burgess Meredith) is not boring, he's fun somewhat unreliable & poor. Dick (Alan Marshall) is simply incredibly rich. Dates & a dream sequence ensues with each & I wondered for a time who'd she'd pick. Every time I see Ginger Rodgers I like her better without that dancing fool. Fourth review without a spoiler. Nice going, but pretty obvious.
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