Three Cornered Moon is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent, written by Ray Harris and S.K. Lauren, and starring Claudette Colbert, Richard Arlen, Mary Boland, and Wallace Ford. Based on a 1933 play by Gertrude Tonkonogy Friedberg, the film reached No. 9 in the National Board of Review Awards top-10 films in 1933.[1][2] Film critic Leonard Maltin identifies it as one of the "25 Vintage Movies You Really Shouldn't Miss". This film is often mentioned as one of the earliest examples of screwball comedy.[3]
| Three Cornered Moon | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Elliott Nugent |
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| Based on | Three-Cornered Moon by Gertrude Tonkonogy |
| Produced by | B. P. Schulberg |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
| Edited by | Jane Loring |
| Music by | Ralph Rainger |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editDifficulties overtake a well-to-do family in New York when, due to margin calls, they lose all their money in the Great Depression.
Cast
edit- Claudette Colbert as Elizabeth Rimplegar
- Richard Arlen as Dr. Alan Stevens
- Mary Boland as Nellie Rimpleger
- Wallace Ford as Kenneth Rimpleger
- Lyda Roberti as Jenny
- Tom Brown as Eddie Rimplegar
- Joan Marsh as Kitty
- Hardie Albright as Ronald
- William Bakewell as Douglas Rimplegar
- Sam Hardy as Hawkins
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Three-Cornered Moon profile Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, nbrmp.org; accessed August 4, 2015.
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Three Cornered Moon, accessed 7 December 2015
- ^ Three-Cornered Moon AllMovie review by Craig Butler, accessed October 28, 2023
External links
edit- Tonkonogy, Gertrude (1933). Three Cornered Moon. Samuel French – via archive.org.
- Three Cornered Moon at the TCM Movie Database
- Three-Cornered Moon at IMDb
- Three-Cornered Moon at AllMovie
- Three Cornered Moon (available on DVD from Universal Vault Series)
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