# Melody for Three > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Melody_for_Three > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Melody_for_Three.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_for_Three > Source revision: 1344465507 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1941 film by Erle C. Kenton Melody for Three Directed by Erle C. Kenton Written by Walter Ferris Lee Loeb Produced by William Stephens Starring Jean Hersholt Fay Wray Walter Woolf King Cinematography John Alton Edited by Edward Mann Music by Constantin Bakaleinikoff Production company Stephens-Lang Productions Distributed by RKO Pictures Release date March 28, 1941 (1941-03-28) (United States)[1] Running time 67 minutes Country United States Language English ***Melody for Three*** is a 1941 American [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Erle C. Kenton](/source/Erle_C._Kenton) and starring [Jean Hersholt](/source/Jean_Hersholt), [Fay Wray](/source/Fay_Wray) and [Astrid Allwyn](/source/Astrid_Allwyn). It was produced by [RKO Pictures](/source/RKO_Pictures) and is one of the six films of the [Dr. Christian](/source/Dr._Christian) series. ## Plot Dr. Christian takes an interest in a young boy, a violin prodigy, whose mother is a divorced music teacher. His interest isn't just in the boy's music career—he believes it would be best for the boy to have his parents back together, and sets out to do just that. ## Cast - [Jean Hersholt](/source/Jean_Hersholt) as Dr. Paul Christian - [Fay Wray](/source/Fay_Wray) as Mary Stanley - [Walter Woolf King](/source/Walter_Woolf_King) as Antoine Pirelle - [Astrid Allwyn](/source/Astrid_Allwyn) as Gladys McClelland - [Schuyler Standish](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schuyler_Standish&action=edit&redlink=1) as Billy Stanley - [Maude Eburne](/source/Maude_Eburne) as Mrs. Hastings - [Andrew Tombes](/source/Andrew_Tombes) as Mickey Delany - [Toscha Seidel](/source/Toscha_Seidel) as Violinist - [Hank Mann](/source/Hank_Mann) as Man at musical (uncredited) - [Elvia Allman](/source/Elvia_Allman) As Radio Station Receptionist (uncredited) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Melody for Three: Detail View"](http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=26807). American Film Institute. Retrieved April 13, 2014. ## External links - [*Melody for Three*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033898/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*Melody for Three*](https://archive.org/details/Melody_for_Three_movie) is available for free viewing and download at the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive) v t e Films directed by Erle C. Kenton Salome vs. Shenandoah (1919) Down on the Farm (1920) Love, Honor and Behave (1920) A Small Town Idol (1921) A Fool and His Money (1925) The Danger Signal (1925) Red Hot Tires (1925) The Love Toy (1926) Other Women's Husbands (1926) The Sap (1926) The Palm Beach Girl (1926) The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927) The Girl in the Pullman (1927) Bare Knees (1928) Name the Woman (1928) Nothing to Wear (1928) Companionate Marriage (1928) Golf Widows (1928) The Street of Illusion (1928) The Sideshow (1928) The Sporting Age (1928) Trial Marriage (1929) Father and Son (1929) Song of Love (1929) Mexicali Rose (1929) A Royal Romance (1930) X Marks the Spot (1931) Left Over Ladies (1931) The Last Parade (1931) Guilty as Hell (1932) Island of Lost Souls (1932) From Hell to Heaven (1933) Disgraced! (1933) Big Executive (1933) Search for Beauty (1934) You're Telling Me! (1934) Party Wire (1935) The Best Man Wins (1935) The Public Menace (1935) Devil's Squadron (1936) Counterfeit (1936) She Asked for It (1937) The Devil's Playground (1937) Little Tough Guys in Society (1938) The Lady Objects (1938) Everything's on Ice (1939) Escape to Paradise (1939) Remedy for Riches (1940) Petticoat Politics (1941) Melody for Three (1941) Naval Academy (1941) They Meet Again (1941) Flying Cadets (1941) North to the Klondike (1942) The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) Frisco Lil (1942) Pardon My Sarong (1942) Who Done It? (1942) It Ain't Hay (1943) House of Frankenstein (1944) She Gets Her Man (1945) House of Dracula (1945) The Cat Creeps (1946) Little Miss Big (1946) Bob and Sally (1948) One Too Many (1951) Secrets of Beauty (1951) v t e Dr. Christian Radio/TV Dr. Christian Films Meet Dr. Christian (1939) The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940) Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940) Remedy for Riches (1940) Melody for Three (1941) They Meet Again (1941) This article related to an American drama film of the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1940s-US-drama-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1940s-US-drama-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1940s-US-drama-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Melody for Three](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_for_Three) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_for_Three?action=history)). 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