Three on a Match (1932)
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- Passed
- 1h 3min
- Crime, Drama
- 29 Oct 1932 (USA)
- Movie
Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.
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| Joan Blondell | ... |
Mary Keaton
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| Ann Dvorak | ... |
Vivian Revere
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| Bette Davis | ... |
Ruth Westcott
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| Warren William | ... |
Robert Kirkwood
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| Lyle Talbot | ... |
Michael Loftus
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| Humphrey Bogart | ... |
Harve
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| Allen Jenkins | ... |
Dick
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| Edward Arnold | ... |
Ace
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| Hardie Albright | ... |
Phil
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| Virginia Davis | ... |
Mary Keaton as a Child
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| Anne Shirley | ... |
Vivian Revere as a Child
(as Dawn O'Day)
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| Betty Carse | ... |
Ruth Westcott as a Child
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Herman Bing | ... |
Prof. Irving Finklestein (uncredited)
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| Clara Blandick | ... |
Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)
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Dick Brandon | ... |
Horace (uncredited)
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| Ann Brody | ... |
Mrs. Goldberg (uncredited)
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| Spencer Charters | ... |
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
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| Frankie Darro | ... |
Bobby (uncredited)
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| Mary Doran | ... |
Prisoner at Checkers Table (uncredited)
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| Patricia Ellis | ... |
Linda (uncredited)
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| Glenda Farrell | ... |
Vivian's Friend (uncredited)
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| Blanche Friderici | ... |
Miss Blazer (uncredited)
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| June Gittelson | ... |
Fat Prisoner (uncredited)
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| Hale Hamilton | ... |
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
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| Selmer Jackson | ... |
Radio Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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Cammilla Johnson | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Junior Johnston | ... |
Max (uncredited)
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| Jack La Rue | ... |
Ace's Henchman (uncredited)
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John Marston | ... |
Detective Randall (uncredited)
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| Sidney Miller | ... |
Willie Goldberg (uncredited)
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| Grant Mitchell | ... |
Mr. Gilmore (uncredited)
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| Frank O'Connor | ... |
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
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| Buster Phelps | ... |
Robert Kirkwood Jr. (uncredited)
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| Stanley Price | ... |
Ace's Henchman (uncredited)
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Harry Seymour | ... |
Jerry Carter (uncredited)
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| Carolyn Spahn | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| Sheila Terry | ... |
Naomi (uncredited)
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| Adele Watson | ... |
Ship's Nurse (uncredited)
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| Jack Webb | ... |
Boy in Schoolyard (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Mervyn LeRoy | ||
Written by
| Lucien Hubbard | ... | (screen play) |
| Kubec Glasmon | ... | (story) & |
| John Bright | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Samuel Bischoff | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Raymond Griffith | ... | supervising producer (uncredited) |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Sol Polito | ... | (photography by) |
Editing by
| Ray Curtiss | ... | (edited by) |
Casting By
| Rufus Le Maire | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Robert M. Haas | ... | (as Robert Haas) |
Costume Design by
| Orry-Kelly | ... | (gowns) |
Casting Department
| William Forsyth | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
| William Maybery | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Leo F. Forbstein | ... | conductor: Vitaphone Orchestra |
| Vitaphone Orchestra | ... | musicians: orchestra |
| Ray Heindorf | ... | music arranger: orchestral music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- First National Pictures (controlled by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1932) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1932) (Canada) (theatrical)
- First National Film Distributors (1932) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1933) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1933) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- France 3 (1987) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Mary Keaton, Vivian Kirkwood (née Revere), and Ruth Westcott have just run into one another for the first time since graduating from Public School 62 a decade ago, and in their re-acquaintance they renew their friendship. Their lives are going much as predicted when they were at school: Mary, the troublemaker who almost didn't graduate with her class, spent time in a reformatory but went straight and became a showgirl. Vivian, the popular beauty with a charmed life, married wealthy, renowned lawyer Robert Kirkwood and had son Robert Jr. Ruth, the quiet, hard-working, smart one, became a stenographer. Mary's life took a positive turn since her reformatory years, but Vivian has realized that she is unhappy with her predictable life and wondered if she ever really loved Robert. Her quest for pleasure, with a blessing of sorts from Robert who doesn't want his wife, whom he still loves, to be as distant as she seems, will affect Mary as well. Their collective destinies might be foreshadowed by the old wives' tale about three sharing a single match, from which the film takes its name. Written by Huggo (updated by R.M. Sieger) |
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| Taglines | Three wise girls who barred no holds and bit in the clinches. (Print Ad-New York Sun, ((New York, NY)) 8 December 1932) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $444,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | First film released where Humphrey Bogart plays a hoodlum. See more » |
| Goofs | The PS 62 "School Messenger" paper shown in the 1921 montage zooms in to highlight the "School Topic" about Prof. Irving Finklestein rehearsing the orchestra "for its debut at COMMMENCEMENT." While this item is completely logical and sets up the next scene, the other "stories" in the paper are just random lines of text. Under "BANQUET PALANNED", the story starts, "Mrs. Armstrong ended her life in is said to be at a high pitch as the land avenue ..." and the first item under "School Topics" begins, "A small crowd, said to be made several minutes. She alternately body, self-appointed head of her and horror...". Finally, under "Varied Events on Social Program" the text states, "This year, however, officials of Monson, will drive an ancient stage coach through the house. She died instantly send heartiest greetings and wishers.." There are similar occurrences, though not as noticeable, in other years' newspaper montages. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from The Public Enemy (1931). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Smiles See more » |
| Quotes |
Mary Keaton, aka Mary Bernard:
You're a fool, Vivian. Take it from someone who's been one. See more » |