Three's a Crowd (1969 film)
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Three's a Crowd was a made-for-TV movie that was originally aired by the ABC network on December 2, 1969. The film was a comedy directed by Harry Falk and starred Larry Hagman
, who was starring in the hit TV sit-com I Dream of Jeannie
. Hagman plays a pilot who disappears and is presumed dead by his wife. Seven years later, he appears in another city married to someone else. Jessica Walter and E. J. Peaker costar as the pilot's two brides.
The film was directed by Harry Falk for Screen Gems
, the production company behind Jeannie. The film's title tune was written, performed and produced by Boyce and Hart
, who wrote and produced several of the Monkees' hits as well as songs Little Anthony and the Imperials, Del Shannon
, Fats Domino
, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Chubby Checker
and the theme song to Days of Our Lives
.
Larry Hagman
Larry Martin Hagman is an American film and television actor, producer and director known for playing J.R. Ewing in the 1980s primetime television soap opera Dallas and Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.-Early life and career:Hagman was born in Fort Worth, Texas...
, who was starring in the hit TV sit-com I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie is a 1960s American sitcom with a fantasy premise. The show starred Barbara Eden as a 2,000-year-old genie, and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes her master, with whom she falls in love and eventually marries...
. Hagman plays a pilot who disappears and is presumed dead by his wife. Seven years later, he appears in another city married to someone else. Jessica Walter and E. J. Peaker costar as the pilot's two brides.
The film was directed by Harry Falk for Screen Gems
Screen Gems
Screen Gems is an American movie production company and subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
, the production company behind Jeannie. The film's title tune was written, performed and produced by Boyce and Hart
Boyce and Hart
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart were a prolific songwriting duo, best known for the songs they wrote for The Monkees.-Early years:Hart's father was a church minister and he himself served in the Army after leaving high school, Upon discharge,...
, who wrote and produced several of the Monkees' hits as well as songs Little Anthony and the Imperials, Del Shannon
Del Shannon
Del Shannon was an American rock and roll singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit, "Runaway", in 1961.- Biography :...
, Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language....
, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist"...
and the theme song to Days of Our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
.
Cast
- Larry HagmanLarry HagmanLarry Martin Hagman is an American film and television actor, producer and director known for playing J.R. Ewing in the 1980s primetime television soap opera Dallas and Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson in the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.-Early life and career:Hagman was born in Fort Worth, Texas...
as Jim Carson - Jessica WalterJessica WalterJessica Walter is an American actress, known for the films Play Misty for Me, Grand Prix, and for her role as Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development...
as Jessica Carson - E.J. Peaker as Ann Carson
- Harvey KormanHarvey KormanHarvey Herschel Korman was an American comedic actor who performed in television and movie productions beginning in 1960...
as Doctor Pike - Farrah FawcettFarrah FawcettFarrah Fawcett was an American actress and artist. A multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the first season of the television series Charlie's Angels, in 1976...
as Hitchhiker - Norman FellNorman FellNorman Fell , born Norman Noah Feld, was an American actor of film and television, most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off, The Ropers.-Early life:...
as Norman, the Elevator Operator - Stu Gilliam as Ralph Wilcox
- Mickey Deems as Drunk
- Shelley MorrisonShelley MorrisonShelley Morrison is an American actress. Early in her career, she was sometimes credited as Rachel Domínguez. Morrison has been a theater and television actress since the early 1960s, predominantly as a character actress in ethnic roles...
as Mona - Alfred Dennis as Rico
- Roy Stuart as Buzzy Grant
- Ken Greenwald as George Fowler
- Sue Taylor as Fran Preeble
- Michael LernerMichael Lerner (actor)-Life and career:Lerner was born in Brooklyn, New York of Romanian Jewish descent, the son of Blanche and George Lerner, who was a fisherman and antiques dealer. He was raised in Bensonhurst and Red Hook. His brother, Ken Lerner, is also an actor...
as Sid Bagbay - Rosemary Eliot as Liz
- Paul Vaughn as Oscar Preeble
- Gordon Devol as Bellboy
- Stefani Warren as Connie Dodson
- Bobby Pickett as Roy Dodson (as Bob Pickett)
- Maggie Malooly as Madge Bagby
- Nicky Blair as Waiter
- Chet Stratton as Mr. Pomeroy
- Vivian Rhodes as Beauty Operator