Three on a Match

Daniel S.

Discreet Bette Davis, frowned Humphrey Bogart, drug-addicted Ann Dvorak and happy-go-Lucky Joan Blondell. A stellar cast for a movie with a very thin screenplay. Recommended though.

Dave

Very tight film, with so much packed into barely over an hour. Dvorak is is good as everyone says. A highly recommended pre-code.

Acerk21

Short, yet very effective!...It's pretty amazing how much story is packed into little over an hour. I read somewhere that this was Dvorak's finest performance...if it's not, then I'm definitely interested in seeing more of her work. She gave a very realistic turn as a woman fallen from grace and boy, what a shocking finale that was! This film is a forgotten gem and one of my favorites from pre-Code Hollywood.

Log Lady

An interesting Pre-Code of the descent into squalor and drug addiction variety, so no amusing quips here. Dvorak's performance starts a little wooden, but her subsequent realistic portrayal of a woman who has made bad decisions but who still cares is indeed wonderful. The ending is exceptionally brutal for a 30s film.

FISCHER

Un scénario fort ringard, mélodramatique à outrance dans lequel le destin des protagonistes s'enchevêtre étroitement. A voir par curiosité... www.cinefiches.com

Charles Coleman

Great movie. Starts out one way then it goes another way by the end but you're fine with that because the direction is handled beautifully and all the actors are great especially Ann Dvorak who looks almost like a different person by the end of the movie. Very self righteous film and yet there's also a fascinating unrelenting seedy side to the picture that balances out the film nicely.

MarcH

Dvorak deserved a better career. She is harrowing as the junkie mom in this. I've never seen a bad performance from her.

Aardsy

Barreling through history.