Three Men on a Horse (1936)

Synopsis: Comic wit Frank McHugh stars in this charming farce surrounding the life of awkward, shy Erwin Throwbrige, a greeting-card poet whose life is altered radically when a trio of gangsters discovers... Comic wit Frank McHugh stars in this charming farce surrounding the life of awkward, shy Erwin Throwbrige, a greeting-card poet whose life is altered radically when a trio of gangsters discovers that he picks horses with God-like powers. When his wife finds his "little black book," she suspects the names of the horses are code names for his girlfriends. This altercation loses its significance when he is abducted by the gangsters, who lock him in a hotel room with the intent of abusing his powers for all they are worth. Meanwhile, Erwin's crotchety boss is desperate to get him back into the office in time for the Mother's Day greeting-card crunch. All the shenanigans provide for much laughter in the hands of director Mervyn LeRoy (GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933, I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG). McHugh's performance is a gem, seconded by costar Joan Blondell's work as the girlfriend of one of his abductors. [More]

Starring: Frank McHugh, Sam Levene, Joan Blondell, Teddy Hart

Starring: Frank McHugh, Sam Levene, Joan Blondell, Teddy Hart, Guy Kibbee, Carol Hughes, Allen Jenkins, Edgar Kennedy, Eddie Anderson

Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Producer: Samuel Bischoff
Composer: Leo F. Forbstein

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