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Three on a Match (1932)
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Toxic Birthday Suits
(From FilmExperience. 2 December 2009, 7:00 AM, PST)
Actress Davis Dies At 90
(From WENN. 18 August 2009, 5:06 AM, PDT)
(From FilmExperience. 2 December 2009, 7:00 AM, PST)
Actress Davis Dies At 90
(From WENN. 18 August 2009, 5:06 AM, PDT)
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Fast-moving and somewhat racy
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(Complete credited cast)| Virginia Davis | ... | Mary Keaton as a Child | |
| Joan Blondell | ... | Mary Keaton, aka Mary Bernard | |
| Anne Shirley | ... | Vivian Revere as a Child (as Dawn O'Day) | |
| Ann Dvorak | ... | Vivian Revere Kirkwood | |
| Betty Carse | ... | Ruth Wescott as a child (misspelled Westcott in opening credits) | |
| Bette Davis | ... | Ruth Wescott (misspelled Westcott in opening credits) | |
| Warren William | ... | Robert Kirkwood | |
| Lyle Talbot | ... | Michael Loftus | |
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Harve | |
| Allen Jenkins | ... | Dick | |
| Edward Arnold | ... | Ace |
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63 min
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Finland:(Banned) (1933) (uncut version) |
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Scenes of frenzy caused by the enactment of Prohibition were originally used in The Public Enemy (1931).
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Mary Keaton, aka Mary Bernard:
You're a fool, Vivian. Take it from someone who's been one.
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Featured in Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) (TV)
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National Emblem
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The title is based on a saying that if three people share a match tragedy follows.
Story of three woman--Mary (Joan Blondell), Vivian (Ann Dvorak) and Ruth (Bette Davis). They are friends in grade school but go their own separate ways--Mary ends up in jail, Vivian marries a wealthy husband and Ruth becomes a stenographer. Ten years after school they meet and share a match--and tragedy follows. There's a LOT more to this but I won't spoil it by giving it away.
This moves VERY quickly--so fast that you don't have time to question some of the more silly aspects of the story. It's also pretty potent (this was made pre-Code) with some fairly graphic scenes toward the end. The acting is basically pretty good except for Davis. She's pretty terrible--but this was one of her first films. Even she dismissed this in later years. Blondell however is great and Dvorak is just perfect. She has some difficult scenes to play and pulls them off. Lyle Talbot is also very good (and very handsome) as Michael. There's also a pre-stardom Humphrey Bogart (looking surprisingly young) playing a vicious hood.
Fast, racy and loads of fun. Just don't think about it too much afterwards. I give it an 8.