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THREE ON A MATCH
U.S., 1932
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Starring Joan Blondell, Warren William, Ann Dvorak, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis
Approx 63 min. 35mm.
“The story is an early version of the gangster-movie myth about childhood friends who wind up on opposite sides of the class divide—in this case, three schoolgirls who go on to finishing school (Ann Dvorak), secretarial school (Bette Davis), and reform school (Joan Blondell). Intimations of dope addiction drive the compact plot, which resorts to some stiff exposition early on but careens toward a slam-bang ending. Mervyn LeRoy directed, and the supporting cast—Humphrey Bogart, Lyle Talbot, Allen Jenkins, Edward Arnold—is an embarrassment of riches.” – Chicago Reader
35mm print courtesy Library of Congress.