Week-End for Three

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Week-End for Three
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Directed by Irving Reis
Written by Dorothy Parker
Alan Campbell
Story by Budd Schulberg
Produced by Tay Garnett
Starring Dennis O'Keefe
Jane Wyatt
Phillip Reed
Edward Everett Horton
Cinematography Russell Metty
Edited by Desmond Marquette
Music by Roy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • December 12, 1941 (1941-12-12)(U.S.)
  • October 23, 1941 (1941-10-23)(Premiere-New York City) [1]
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Week-End for Three is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Irving Reis and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Jane Wyatt and Edward Everett Horton. [2] It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures.

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Synopsis

A young married couple plan a weekend away together, but are interrupted by the arrival of the brash Randy who knew them before they were married.

Cast

Reception

The film lost over $100,000 at the box office. [3]

Radio adaptation

Week-End for Three was broadcast on the radio program Stars in the Air March 27, 1952. The 30-minute episode starred Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton, and Harry von Zell. [4]

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References

  1. "Weekend for Three". imdb.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  2. Fetrow p.565
  3. Richard B. Jewell, RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born , University of California Press, 2012, pg 230.
  4. Kirby, Walter (March 23, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. The Decatur Daily Review. p. 44. Retrieved May 21, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg

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