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Three schoolmates reunite after 10 years and share a cigarette, triggering a fate of death and disaster. The film stars Bette Davis, Ann Dvorak, Joan Blondell, and Humphrey Bogart in his first gangster role.
- (4.2K)
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Mervyn LeRoy
- 1932-10-29
Among the many low-budget programmers Warner Bros. churned out in their factory assembly line in the early thirties, Three on a Match (1932) is one of the best; a tough, fast-paced melodrama with a Pre-Code raciness that features a talented cast of relative newcomers, many of whom would become major stars in the following years such as Joan Blondell, Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart.
- Mervyn Leroy
- Virginia Davis
Three on a match (also known as third on a match or unlucky third light) is a purported superstition among soldiers during the Crimean War to World War II. The superstition goes that if three soldiers lit their cigarettes from the same match , one of the three would be killed or that the man who was third on the match would be shot.
A classic Warner Bros. drama about three friends who face different fates in life, love, and crime. The film explores themes of addiction, maternal love, and social issues with a fast-paced and gritty style.
A film about three women who were childhood schoolmates and their different life choices. Vivian marries a wealthy lawyer but cheats on him, Mary becomes a showgirl and marries his son, and Ruth becomes a stenographer.
Vivian Revere as a Child (as Dawn O'Day) Betty Carse. ... Ruth Westcott as a Child. Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Herman Bing. ... Prof. Irving Finklestein (uncredited) Clara Blandick.
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