Weekend for Three

"A New Design FOR LOVE 'EM...and LEAVE 'EM!"

1941 1h 5m EN

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 4

Comedy

Synopsis

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Jim is hardly thrilled when his new bride, Ellen, invites an old friend, Randy, over for dinner. Yet Jim turns genuinely dismayed once Randy arrives and turns out to be an insufferable, boorish braggart with bad manners and little self-awareness. That dismay turns to outright annoyance when Jim realizes Randy thinks he has come to stay for the weekend. How much damage to a marriage can one unwanted guest do in the space of one weekend?

“A New Design FOR LOVE 'EM...and LEAVE 'EM!”

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Cast

Dennis O'Keefe
Jim 'Jimbo' Craig
Jane Wyatt
Ellen 'Gretch' Craig
Phillip Reed
Randy Bloodworth
Edward Everett Horton
Fred Stonebraker
Zasu Pitts
Anna, Craig's Maid
Franklin Pangborn
Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
Marion Martin
Mrs. Gloria Weatherby
Hans Conried
Old Field Inn Desk Clerk

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Irving Reis
Writers: Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Budd Schulberg
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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85 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Irving Reis, shot by Russell Metty. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Desmond Marquette shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Dennis O'Keefe and Jane Wyatt and Phillip Reed carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A New Design FOR LOVE 'EM...and LEAVE 'EM!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Irving Reis directs. Russell Metty behind the camera. Roy Webb scores. Desmond Marquette cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
285 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Irving Reis, shot by Russell Metty. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Desmond Marquette shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dennis O'Keefe and Jane Wyatt and Phillip Reed carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A New Design FOR LOVE 'EM...and LEAVE 'EM!".
9IMDB entry: tt0034378 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.