Three Daring Daughters
- Jeanette MacDonald: Louise Rayton Morgan
- José Iturbi José Iturbi
- Jane Powell: Tess Morgan
- Edward Arnold: Robert Nelson
- Harry Davenport: Dr. Cannon
- Moyna MacGill: Mrs. Smith
- Elinor Donahue: Alix Morgan
- Ann E. Todd: Ilka Morgan
- Tom Helmore: Michael Pemberton
- Kathryn Card: Jonesy
- Dick Simmons: Mr. Hollow, Nelson's Secretary
- Larry Adler: Harmonica Player
- Amparo Iturbi: Himself
Three little beasts (Original Title: Three Daring Daughters ) is an American musical film of the Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer Studios, which was produced and directed by Fred M. Wilcox 1948. The German premiere took place fifty years after emergence on 25 February 1998 on German television.
Action
The wealthy and has long been divorced editor of a fashion magazine Louise Rayton Morgan faints, prompting her to Dr. Cannon recommends a relaxing holiday on a ship without her three daughters Tess, Ilka and Alix. Morgan returns from this trip to Cuba with a new husband by her side, where it is the famous pianist Jose Iturbi. Her three adult daughters can not accept this as a new stepfather and do everything in their mother back together with her ex-husband Robert Nelson. Ultimately, however, accept the three girls - after there was some turmoil - her new stepfather and make friends with him.
Criticism
A Critique of the New York Times in 1948 described Iturbis presentation skills as a shameless clowning around, the plot was a " silly little story" ( silly little tale ), " agonizingly schematically " ( schematically disquieting ) and " downright embarrassing in some of the romantic scenes " ( downright embarrassing in some of the stickier scenes) denoted. Praised but were the numerous musical sequences in the film.
Production
The production costs for the film amounted to 2,538,000 dollars; He played in the U.S. 2.659 million U.S. dollars as well as outside the United States 1,351,000 U.S. dollars.
For MacDonald, this was the first movie after five -year break. My much younger look is highlighted positive.