The Girl Most Likely

For the song by Jeannie C. Riley, see The Girl Most Likely (song).

The Girl Most Likely
theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mitchell Leisen
Produced by	Stanley Rubin
Written by	Paul Jarrico Devery Freeman
Starring	Jane Powell Cliff Robertson Keith Andes Kaye Ballard Tommy Noonan
Music by	Nelson Riddle Bob Russell Hugh Martin Ralph Blane
Cinematography	Robert H. Planck
Editing by	Doane Harrison Harry Marker
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	17 December 1957
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Girl Most Likely (1957) is a musical about a young woman who ends up engaged to three men at the same time. The film, a remake of Tom, Dick and Harry (1941), was directed by Mitchell Leisen, and stars Jane Powell, Cliff Robertson, and Keith Andes. The choreography is by Gower Champion.

This was the last film produced by RKO Radio Pictures and was distributed by Universal Pictures.

Cast

• Jane Powell as Dodie
• Cliff Robertson as Pete
• Keith Andes as Neil Patterson, Jr.
• Kaye Ballard as Marge
• Tommy Noonan as Buzz
• Una Merkel as Mother
• Kelly Brown as Sam Kelsey
• Judy Nugent as Pauline
• Frank Cady as Pop
• Joseph Kearns as Mr. Schlom, Bank Manager

Soundtrack

• The Girl Most Likely
  • Music by Nelson Riddle
  • Lyrics by Bob Russell
  • Sung over the opening credits by The Hi-Los

• I Don't Know What I Want
  • Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
  • Sung by Jane Powell

• We Gotta Keep Up With the Joneses
  • Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
  • Sung by Jane Powell and Tommy Noonan (dubbed by Robert Oates)

• Travelogue
  • Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
  • Sung by Jane Powell, Cliff Robertson (dubbed by Hal Derwin),
  • Kaye Ballard, Kelly Brown and Ensemble

• Balboa
  • Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
  • Sung by Jane Powell and Ensemble

• Crazy Horse
  • Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
  • Sung by Jane Powell and Children's Chorus

• All the Colors of the Rainbow
  • Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
  • Sung by Jane Powell, Keith Andes, Kaye Ballard, Kelly Brown and Ensemble

Production notes

• Production Dates: Early Sep-early Nov 1956; addl secenes shot week of 8 Jan 1957
• The Girl Most Likely was a remake of the 1941 RKO picture Tom, Dick and Harry. RKO produced the film in 1956, but after the breakup of the studio, Universal bought the release rights.

External links

• The Girl Most Likely at the Internet Movie Database
• The Girl Most Likely at AllRovi
• The Girl Most Likely at the TCM Movie Database