Apparently a blacklist by studio head Darryl F. Zanuck took effect since Montgomery’s subsequent films were mostly B movies, starting in 1947 with “The Brasher Doubloon”. After that, there were no more Montgomery films produced by 20th Century-Fox. "If You Can't Get a Girl in the Summertime", playing in the background while Haver and Montgomery dance, was not written for the film but was composed in 1915 by Harry Tierney with lyrics by Bert Kalmar. Several of the main roles were not sung by the actors portraying them. Vera-Ellen's singing voice was dubbed by Carol Stewart, Ben Gage dubbed for George Montgomery, Bob Scott sang for Frank Latimore, and Del Porter for Charles Smith. "Three Little Girls in Blue" premiered at the Apollo Theatre in Atlantic City on September 3, 1946, opened in New York on September 26, and opened across the US in October. It was one of six films to earn over $3 million for Fox in 1946. Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" gave the film a reserved but positive review, calling it "just a sprightly, happy show"; Holm and Vera-Ellen were singled out for praise, as was the score. The industry paper "Film Daily" also discounted the story but praised the score and the production; this review, too, took note of the performances of Holm and Vera-Ellen.