Three on a Match (1932) Reviews

One of the most provocative Pre-Code films I've seen. Ann Dvorak's intense performance rises to the challenge of a story that approaches adultery, drug abuse, suicide, negligent parenting, blackmail, and gambling addiction with surprising directness, especially for its time. Humphrey Bogart's bit part as a brutish thug makes his later transformation into a romantic lead all the more astonishing.