Three Daring Daughters

Director: Fred M. Wilcox Fred M. Wilcox

Overview

Also titled The Birds and the Bees, this musical comedy tells of a divorced magazine editor who seeks her three daughters' approval of her recent marriage to a famous pianist.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/27/2012
UPC:	0883316616932
Original Release:	1948
Source:	Warner Archives
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[monaural]
Language:	English
Time:	1:55:00
Sales rank:	34,248

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jane Powell	Tess Morgan
Jeanette MacDonald	Louise Rayton Morgan
Jose Iturbi	Himself,Herself
Edward Arnold	Robert Nelson
Harry Davenport	Dr. Cannon
Moyna MacGill	Mrs. Smith
Elinor Donahue	Alix Morgan
Ann Todd	Ilka Morgan,Ilka Morgan
Tom Helmore	Michael Pemberton
Kathryn Card	Jonesy
Larry Adler	Himself
Dorothy Porter	Specialty Singer
Thurston Hall	Mr. Howard
Nan Bennett	Toney Tiger
Charles Coleman	Butler
Ian Wolfe	Butler
Stephen Hero	Ribs
Leon Belasco	Ship's Orchestra Leader
Virginia Brissac	Miss Drake
Frank Pershing	Steward
Bill Lewin	Steward
Thomas E. Breen	Steward
William Forrest	Ship's Captain
Joanee Wayne	Telephone Operator
Don Avalier	Headwaiter
Diane Stewart	Singer
Dorita Pallais	Singer
Nina Bara	Singer
Phyllis Gaffeo	Singer
Conchita Lamus	Singer
Jack Lipson	Fat Man on Street
Anita Aros	Telephone Operator
Estelita Zarco	Telephone Operator
Connie Mintoya	Telephone Operator
Aldana Rios	Telephone Operator
Wheaton Chambers	Stage Manager
Edward Peil Sr.	Waiter
Joan Valerie	Hostess
Brick Sullivan	Taxi Driver
Amparo Ballester	Cigarette Girl
David Cota	Cuban Bellboy
Mary Elinor	Actor
Dick Simmons	Mr. Hollow
George Stoll	Composer

Technical Credits

Frederick Kohner

Sonya Levien

Albert Mannheimer

John Meehan

Fred M. Wilcox	Director
Frederick Kohner	Screenwriter
Sonya Levien	Screenwriter
Albert Mannheimer	Screenwriter
John Meehan	Screenwriter
Joe Pasternak	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Some time in the future when a PhD candidate submits his/her thesis on "The Meta-Reality of Jose Iturbi in Motion Pictures," Three Daring Daughters will be its centerpeiece. The famous pianist/conductor often played himself in films, but never so oddly as in Daughters, in which the (real) Iturbi marries the (not real) character played by Jeannette MacDonald, becoming the (not real) father to (not real) sisters Jane Powell, Mary Elinor Donahue and Ann E. Todd. It's a very odd thing to watch, and it adds a layer of fun to Daughters. Iturbi's presence aside, Daughts is a very conventional musical, but it is blessed with its cast. MacDonald looks and sounds great; ditto Powell. And Donahue is cute and charming. Edward Arnold is on hand to lend his distinctive touch to his part, Moyna MacGill is amusing as a chatty traveler, and Kathryn Card lands some comic punches as a housekeeper with attitude. The score isn't cohesive, being drawn from hither and yon, but it's generous, and the songs show off the performers quite well. The screenplay? Well, it's filled with the kind of silly misunderstandings that would easily have been cleared up in real life, but it gets the job done.