What happens when an airline stewardess meets a pilot, a scientist, and an advertising man? This sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it actually is the premise of “Three Guys Named Mike,” a 1951 romantic comedy.
Jane Wyman plays Marcy, the perky airline stewardess whose adventures are the basis of this story. The three men in her life, who are coincidentally all named Mike, are played by Howard Keel, Van Johnson, and Barry Sullivan. This great cast makes the charming but unusual story come to life for a delightfully diverting hour and a half of entertainment.
A Fun Story
Marcy Lewis (Wyman) leaves her smalltown home to become an airline stewardess. During the rigorous training, she befriends three other girls, sensible Jan Baker (Anne Sargent), cheerful Kathy Hunter (Phyllis Kirk), and Southern belle Alice Raymend (Jeff Donnell)….