Three on a Match

Photo of Three on a Match (1932)

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>

Cast:

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
  • Virginia Davis ... Mary Keaton as a Child
  • Joan Blondell ... Mary Keaton
  • Anne Shirley ... Vivian Revere as a Child (as Dawn O'Day)
  • Ann Dvorak ... Vivian Revere
  • Betty Carse ... Ruth Wescott as a Child
  • Bette Davis ... Ruth Wescott
  • Warren William ... Robert Kirkwood
  • Lyle Talbot ... Michael Loftus
  • Humphrey Bogart ... Harve
  • Allen Jenkins ... Dick
  • Edward Arnold ... Ace
  • Hardie Albright ... Phil (uncredited)
  • Herman Bing ... Prof. Irving Finklestein (uncredited)
  • Clara Blandick ... Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)
  • Dick Brandon ... Horace (uncredited)