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Director
  
Fred M. Wilcox

Budget
  
2.538 million USD

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Musical, Romance

Music director
  
Herbert Stothart

Country
  
United States

Three Daring Daughters movie poster

Release date
  
March 5, 1948

Writer
  
Albert Mannheimer (original screenplay), Frederick Kohner (original screenplay), Sonya Levien (original screenplay), John Meehan (original screenplay)

Cast
  
Jeanette MacDonald
(Louise Rayton Morgan),
José Iturbi
(Himself),
Jane Powell
(Tess Morgan),
Edward Arnold
(Robert Nelson),
Elinor Donahue
(Alix Morgan),
Ann E. Todd
(Ilka Morgan)

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,
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,
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,
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,
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Tagline
  
A star-packed array of music and mirth!

Three daring daughters orignial theatrical trailer


Three Daring Daughters (UK title: The Birds and the Bees) is a 1948 musical film made by MGM, and directed by Fred M. Wilcox. The screenplay was written by Albert Mannheimer, Frederick Kohner, Sonya Levien and John Meehan.

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Plot

It's Tess's graduation day from "Miss Drake's School for Girls." During the choir's performance at the ceremony, Tess notices that her beautiful, divorcee mother, Louise Rayton Morgan, isn't there. Louise, an editor for Modern Design magazine, is in Dr. Cannon's office after fainting due to being overworked and stressed.

At home after the graduation ceremony, Dr. Cannon has a talk with Louise's three daughters, Tess, Ilka and Alix. He tells them that their mother needs a vacation badly, but the only way she can relax is if she goes without the girls. Louise is reluctant, but the girls convince her to go. They see their mother off on a one-month Cuban cruise. The girls then discuss whether they could bring their father back home and make their mom happy and healthy again.

In reality, Louise has kept the truth about their father from them. He was actually a very uncaring man, who left Louise to raise the girls on her own. They go to see their father's boss, Robert Nelson, to locate their father. Meanwhile, on Louise's cruise, she meets famed pianist and conductor Jose Iturbi. Jose is immediately taken by Louise, but she plays hard to get, while having the time of her life. When Louise finally returns home, she has a secret to tell the girls.

Cast

  • Jeanette MacDonald as Louise Rayton Morgan
  • José Iturbi as Himself
  • Jane Powell as Tess Morgan
  • Edward Arnold as Robert Nelson
  • Harry Davenport as Dr. Cannon
  • Moyna Macgill as Mrs. Smith
  • Elinor Donahue as Alix Morgan
  • Ann E. Todd as Ilka Morgan
  • Tom Helmore as Michael Pemberton
  • Kathryn Card as Jonesy
  • Dick Simmons as Mr. Hollow, Nelson's Secretary
  • Larry Adler as Himself (Harmonica Player)
  • Amparo Iturbi as Herself
  • Reception

    The film earned $4,010,000 at the box office, recording a loss of $136,000.

    References

    Three Daring Daughters Wikipedia
    Three Daring Daughters IMDb Three Daring Daughters themoviedb.org