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Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

Release: 1941-10-23 ·Runtime: 75m ·★ 5.3
Adventure Comedy Crime Romance

Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the mortician's convention is arriving, and the sisters, with help from manager Wilburforce Puddle, try to hide it. Complicating matters, Hope's boyfriend, Tommy, is a newspaper reporter in the hotel covering some labor negotiations.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Alec Craig Alec Craig as Samuel, potential casket customer Vera Lewis Vera Lewis as Clubwoman Ferris Taylor Ferris Taylor as Magician Janet Blair Janet Blair as Charity Banner Arthur Loft Arthur Loft as Poker Player Larry Parks Larry Parks as Reporter Grady Sutton Grady Sutton as Meeting Doorman John Tyrrell John Tyrrell as Reporter Eddie Laughton Eddie Laughton as Magician Cyril Ring Cyril Ring as Extra at Labor Meeting Paul Harvey Paul Harvey as Fred Chambers, editor Eddie Dunn Eddie Dunn as Policeman Eddie Hal K. Dawson Hal K. Dawson as Guest Lester Dorr Lester Dorr as Reporter Alan Edwards Alan Edwards as Guest Franklyn Farnum Franklyn Farnum as Conventioneer Extra Robert Benchley Robert Benchley as Wilburforce Puddle, hotel manager Barbara Brown Barbara Brown as Clubwoman Dorothy Vaughan Dorothy Vaughan as Mrs. McDougall, scrubwoman Eric Blore Eric Blore as Charlemagne, looking for Charlie William B. Davidson William B. Davidson as Labor Leader Ray Walker Ray Walker as Reporter on Telephone Walter Soderling Walter Soderling as Charlie, the deceased Robert Emmett Keane Robert Emmett Keane as Casket-Selling Mortician Patricia Farr Patricia Farr as Telephone Operator William Newell William Newell as Laundry Man Tim Ryan Tim Ryan as Singing Drunk Bess Flowers Bess Flowers as Mortician's Wife Chester Clute Chester Clute as Frank - Magician Jessie Arnold Jessie Arnold as Clubwoman Bruce Bennett Bruce Bennett as Reporter Binnie Barnes Binnie Barnes as Faith Banner Hugh O'Connell Hugh O'Connell as Chief of Police Almira Sessions Almira Sessions as Tessie Conarchy, scrubwoman Bert Roach Bert Roach as Advising Drunk Ben Taggart Ben Taggart as Doorman Sarah Edwards Sarah Edwards as Clubwoman Dick Elliott Dick Elliott as Magician Boarding Bus Una O'Connor Una O'Connor as Maggie O'Callahan, scrubwoman Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Reporter Nora Cecil Nora Cecil as Casket Customer John Howard John Howard as Tommy Hopkins Joseph Crehan Joseph Crehan as Labor leader Arthur Aylesworth Arthur Aylesworth as Poker Player Minna Phillips Minna Phillips as Martha Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Bridges as Reporter Charles Lane Charles Lane as Mortician Monte Collins Monte Collins as Tipsy Poker Player Charles Halton Charles Halton as Doc - Coroner Joan Blondell Joan Blondell as Hope Banner Frank McGlynn Sr. Frank McGlynn Sr. as Josephus Wiegal, senior mortician