Three Girls About Town (1941).

Three Girls About Town (1941). Comedy film directed by Leigh Jason. The story is written by Richard Carroll. Cast: Joan Blondell, Binnie Barnes and Janet Blair (in her film debut).

As the Merchants Hotel is preparing for a couple of conventions, hotel manager Wilburforce Puddle, is not looking forward to a story criticizing the hotel's hostesses coming out in the paper.

After reading the dreaded story, one of the hostess Hope Banner, goes to confront her fiancee, reporter Tommy Hopkins. Of coarse Tommy, denies that he had anything to do with the story, but.. he does ask her to find a "regular" job.

Hope, tells him she needs the money to keep her sister Charity, in private school. Charity, arrives and goes looking for her two sisters Hope and Faith, to tell them that she also wants to be a hostess at the hotel. Both girls, tell her "no" and that she is too young to leave school.

In the room next to theirs, a body is found by three zanny maids and reported to Faith and Puddle. Not wanting for the news to get out, they decide to hide the body in the alley, but.. they run into the chief of police and a group of women who want to discuss the problem with the hotel's hostess.

Puddle does not want to carry the body to the street, so Hope goes looking for Tommy, who is talking to a group of reporters, who have been waiting for the labor mediator to arrive. As soon as Tommy, sees the body, he recognizes the body as the mediator and phones in his story to the paper. Convinced they will get the blame for the death sisters try to hide the body. The problem is... the body won't stay hidden. I think you will love this film, especially the clever twist ending.

Janet Blair (April 23, 1921 – February 19, 2007), she began her acting career on film in 1942. She is best remembered for playing Rosalind Russell's sister in, My Sister Eileen (1942) and Rita Hayworth's best friend in, Tonight and Every Night (1945).

She made a rare dramatic performance in the horror film, Night of the Eagle(1962).

Her last performance was on television in a 1991 episode of Murder, She Wrote.

Binnie Barnes (25 May 1903 – 27 July 1998), began her acting career in films in 1923, appearing in a short film made by Lee De Forest in his Phonofilm sound-on-film process.

Her film career continued in Great Britain, then later in Hollywood, until 1973, when she appeared in the comedy, 40 Carats. This was her last acting role.

 Her most famous film may have been, The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933).

Pawsome Pet Pictures: Janet Blair.

Janet Blair's Personal Quote:

"I gave up Hollywood and I gave up pictures because I was always getting parts where I'd be the girl who says, 'Oh, Red!' in a Skelton movie. All I got were princess parts. A girl gets tired of being a princess all of the time."

Once Upon a Time(1944).

Once Upon a Time(1944). Cast: Cary Grant, Janet Blair, James Gleason,Ted Donaldson and William Demarest.

The story begins when Jerry Flynn, is about to lose his theater because his last three plays were  flops. When he tosses Pinky a nickle, the boy shows Jerry his pet caterpillar, Curly, who dances when Pinky plays "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby" on his harmonica. Jerry sees a chance to make money to save his theater, but... it would betray his little friend.. Pinky.

This is a very charming film about friendship and there are some excellent performances.  James Gleason, as Grant's sidekick and young Ted Donaldson, who also gives a wonderful performance. Grant, had wonderful chemistry with Donaldson, who won a Critics Award for his performance.

Janet Blair (April 23, 1921 – February 19, 2007). During World War II, she made many successful pictures, although she is best remembered for playing Rosalind Russell's sister in, My Sister Eileen (1942) and Rita Hayworth's best friend in Tonight and Every Night (1945).

She later performed in a British horror film, Night of the Eagle (1962). Her last performance was on television in a 1991 episode of Murder, She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury.