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Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
"Pennies" are mentioned but no identifiable coins appear in the film
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The 1954 film "Three Coins in the Fountain" doesn't actually show any coins.
 
This production was filmed on location in Rome, Italy, and the film was a big hit.
 
In the film, three American women, Frances, Maria, and Anita go to Rome to work and find romance.
 
They visit Rome's Trevi Fountain where the legend is that anyone who throws coins into the fountain will return to Rome.
 
The girls discuss the legend and describe throwing "pennies" into the fountain.
 
Two of the girls, Frances and Maria, throw coins into the fountain, but Anita declines as she plans to leave Rome.
 
The film ends happily as all three girls find love.
 
Three Coins in the Fountain
1. Title
 
Three Coins in the Fountain
2. The three girls, Anita, Maria, and Frances
Early in the film, the three girls visit the Trevi Fountain.
 
Three Coins in the Fountain
3. Rome traffic circle with few cars in 1954
 
Three Coins in the Fountain
4. The famous Trevi Fountain, the fountain of the film title
 
Three Coins in the Fountain
5. The girls drive up to the Trevi Fountain
 
Three Coins in the Fountain
6. Frances and Maria at the fountain
 
Three Coins in the Fountain
7. Maria and Anita at the fountain
 
Three Coins in the Fountain
8. Maria gets ready to throw a "penny" into the fountain
The coin appears to be light colored, silver or aluminum, a different color and larger than a US cent.
 
Three Coins in the Fountain
9. The film ends with all three girls meeting their lovers at the fountain
Cast, Directors, Writers:
 
Dorothy McGuire as Miss Frances
Jean Peters as Anita Hutchins
Maggie McNamara as Maria Williams
 
Director: Jean Negulesco
Writers: John Patrick, John H. Secondari (novel)
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