Three on a Match
“Three wise girls who barred no holds and bit in the clinches.”
1932 · 1 h 3 min
Mervyn LeRoyCast
Joan Blondell 
Ann Dvorak 
Bette Davis 
Warren William 
Lyle Talbot 
Humphrey Bogart
Credits
Written by: Lucien Hubbard
Plot
Three school friends reunite as adults, and the wealthy one falls into drugs and a gangster's world.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mervyn LeRoy's pre-Code drama, with Joan Blondell, Bette Davis and Ann Dvorak, is fast and shocking.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (5,034 votes)
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