Three-Cornered Moon

Three Cornered Moon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Elliott Nugent
Screenplay by	Ray Harris S. K. Lauren
Based on	Three-Cornered Moon by Gertrude Tonkonogy
Produced by	B. P. Schulberg
Starring	Claudette Colbert Richard Arlen Mary Boland Wallace Ford
Cinematography	Leon Shamroy
Edited by	Jane Loring
Music by	Ralph Rainger
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 8, 1933 (1933-08-08) (US)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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]

Plot

Difficulties overtake a well-to-do family in New York when, due to margin calls, they lose all their money in the Great Depression.

Cast

• 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

• List of American films of 1933

References

1. Three-Cornered Moon profile Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, nbrmp.org; accessed August 4, 2015.
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Three Cornered Moon, accessed 7 December 2015
3. Three-Cornered Moon AllMovie review by Craig Butler, accessed October 28, 2023

External links

• 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)