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Three on a Match (1932)

UNRATED  63 min  -  Crime | Drama | Romance   -  29 October 1932 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers:

Lucien Hubbard (screenplay), Kubec Glasmon (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Virginia Davis Virginia Davis ...
Joan Blondell ...
Anne Shirley ...
Vivian Revere as a Child (as Dawn O'Day)
Ann Dvorak Ann Dvorak ...
Betty Carse Betty Carse ...
Bette Davis ...
Warren William Warren William ...
Robert Kirkwood
Lyle Talbot ...
Michael Loftus
Humphrey Bogart ...
Harve
Allen Jenkins Allen Jenkins ...
Dick
Edward Arnold Edward Arnold ...
Ace
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Storyline

Three women who were childhood schoolmates take different paths in life. Vivian marries a very wealthy lawyer and has an adorable boy. Mary, on the other hand, takes the hard road through reform school. After a superstitious faux pas, Vivian's luck turns. She strays from her steadfast husband to a life of debauchery and alcoholism. Meanwhile, Mary turns her life around and not only wins the heart of Vivian's ex-husband, but also becomes a loving step-mother to Vivian's only child. Then Vivian's worthless boyfriend makes a desperate move. Written by Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>  

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Hárman egy házasságról See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$444,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Vitaphone)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The title refers to the superstition that if three people light their cigarettes with the same match, the third person will soon die. While some attribute the superstition to World War I, where it was sometimes thought that lighting a match long enough to light three cigarettes would attract enemy gunfire, it is now known that a match company "created" the superstition to cut down on sharing of matches and thus increase sales. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Ruth Wescott's name is misspelled Westcott in the opening titles. See more »

Quotes

Michael Loftus: [to Vivian] I can tell you're a real woman, not one of those stuffed brassieres you see on Park Avenue. You've got all the works that make a woman want to go, and live, and love.
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Connections

Featured in Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"School Days"
(uncredited)
Music by Gus Edwards
Played during opening montage when the school headline is depicted See more »