Three Guys Named Mike

Director: Charles Walters Charles Walters

Overview

Pretty stewardess Marcy Lewis (Jane Wyman) must choose between Three Guys Named Mike in this frothy MGM concoction. There's Mike Lawrence (Van Johnson), a science student who moonlights as a bartender. There's Mike Tracy (Barry Sullivan), a wheeler-dealer ad executive. And finally, there's Mike Jamison (Howard Keel), a handsome airline pilot. Marcy's love life is counterpointed with her ever-increasing expertise on her job; the more self-assured she becomes, the more she changes her views about men. It wouldn't be cricket to reveal which "Mike" Marcy finally chooses, though the order of billing is something of a giveaway.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/09/2015
UPC:	0644827119622
Original Release:	1951
Source:	Reel Vault
Language:	English
Sales rank:	36,808

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jane Wyman	Marcy Lewis
Howard Keel	Mike Jamison
Van Johnson	Michael Lawrence
Barry Sullivan	Mike Tracy
Phyllis Kirk	Kathy Hunter
Anne Sargent	Jan Baker
Jeff Donnell	Alice Raymond
Herbert Heyes	Scott Bellamy
Robert Sherwood	Benson
Don McGuire	MacWade Parker
Barbara Billingsley	Ann White
Hugh Sanders	Mr. Williams
John Maxwell	Dr. Matthew Hardy
Lewis Martin	C.R. Smith
Ethel 'Pug' Wells	Herself
Sydney Mason	Osgood
Percy Helton	Hawkins
Dan Foster	Rogers
Jack Shea	Nashville Passenger Agent
King Mojave	Passenger Agent
Arthur Space	Clerk
Matt Moore	Mr. Tannen
Jack Gargan	Mr. Rogers
King Donovan	Actor
Mae Clark	Convair Passenger

Technical Credits

Armand Deutsch	Producer
Charles Walters	Director

Editorial Reviews

The word "lightweight" could be applied to Three Guys Named Mike, except that even that appellation might be too much for Mike to handle. Perhaps "featherweight" is a better choice. There is, of course, nothing wrong with lightness in a movie, especially a comedy; but it does help if there is some small weight attached to the film. Otherwise, it's liable to float away before one has noticed, which is essentially what happens with Mike.. There's so little to the film that one has a hard time keeping one's attention on it; the mind wanders, and soon one realizes it's been 5 or 10 minutes since one paid attention to the movie. It hardly matters, because -- except possibly for the decision as to "which Mike will she choose?" -- there's nothing that happens in the screenplay that requires a person's attention. Writer Sidney Sheldon would have been better advised to at least provide more amusing and engaging dialogue, if he wasn't going to bother with a more substantial story. Charles Walters' direction at least emphasizes speed, even if it's not particularly imaginative. There are some nice location shots, and some interesting "coming in for a landing" moments, but for the most part Mike relies upon its cast to sustain interest. Certainly Jane Wyman does her perky best, Van Johnson and Howard Keel are appealing and Barry Sullivan does what he can with the weakest of the Mike. They do manage to add a bit of sparkle to what is otherwise a fairly dull, if innocuous, little film.

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler