Three Guys Named Mike

Small town girl Marcy Lewis (Wyman) is a flight attendant.  She is friendly and smart and easily charms the passengers and everyone around her.  Her first stewardess position pairs her with pilot Mike Jamison (Keel).  Despite a rocky first day, they quickly establish a light and friendly relationship.

Marcy is transferred to a different schedule, which allows her to move in with her close friends Kathy (Kirk), Jan (Sargent), and Alice (Donnell).  At her new airline, she meets and befriends passenger Mike Lawrence (Johnson), a graduate student who works as a bartender to make ends meet.  While moving, she meets successful advertiser Mike Tracy (Sullivan) and inspires his new advertising campaign.  When all of the Mikes meet, she has to decide who she really loves.


This film was recommended for me, based on my movie tastes.  It sounded good, and I had never heard of it... so I decided to give the film a chance.  It was a charming and funny film.  It was a delight to watch.

Jane Wyman is sweet and endearing here; you can completely believe that everyone loves her.  Her suitors are all entertaining, but Barry Sullivan's Mike is the least developed.  He is fine, but his character doesn't have the same amount of screen time as the other two.  Van Johnson is good.  Howard Keel had the best chemistry with Wyman, which overshadows her screen time with the other two.

A gem of a film with an excellent cast!

Three Guys Named Mike (1951) 90 minutes
Director: Charles Walters
Starring: Jane Wyman as Marcy Lewis
Van Johnson as Mike Lawrence
Howard Keel as Mike Jamison
Barry Sullivan as Mike Tracy
Phyllis Kirk as Kathy Hunter
Anne Sargent as Jan Baker
Jeff Donnell as Alice Raymend