Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)

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"Pennies" are mentioned but no identifiable coins appear in the film

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.

1. Title

2. The three girls, Anita, Maria, and Frances

Early in the film, the three girls visit the Trevi Fountain.

3. Rome traffic circle with few cars in 1954

4. The famous Trevi Fountain, the fountain of the film title

5. The girls drive up to the Trevi Fountain

6. Frances and Maria at the fountain

7. Maria and Anita at 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.

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)