| The Greeks Had a Word for Them | |
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| Directed by | Lowell Sherman |
| Screenplay by | Sidney Howard |
| Based on | The Greeks Had a Word for It by Zoe Akins[1] |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Ina Claire Joan Blondell Madge Evans Lowell Sherman David Manners |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Edited by | Stuart Heisler |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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The Greeks Had a Word for Them (also known as Three Broadway Girls) is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Lowell Sherman, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and released by United Artists. It stars Ina Claire, Joan Blondell, and Madge Evans and is based on the play The Greeks Had a Word for It by Zoe Akins. The studio originally wanted actress Jean Harlow for the lead after her success in Public Enemy (1931[2]), but she was under contract to Howard Hughes, and he refused to loan her out. The film served as inspiration for films such as Three Blind Mice (1938), Moon Over Miami (1941), and How to Marry a Millionaire (1953).[3][4] Ladies in Love (1936) also has a similar pattern and was produced like "Three Blind Mice" by Darryl F. Zanuck.[clarification needed]
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- ^ Harlow in Hollywood. Mark A. Vieira and Darrell Rooney. Angel City Press, 2011.
- ^ Roberts, Jerry (2003). The Great American Playwrights on the Screen: A Critical Guide to Film, Video, and DVD. Montclair, New Jersey, USA: Applause Theater & Cinema Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 9781557835123.
- ^ Tucker, David C. (2010). Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s Television: Thirty Sitcoms That Faded Off Screen. Jefferson, North Carolina, USA: McFarland & Company. p. 61. ISBN 9780786455829.