Three-Cornered Moon

1933 film by Elliott Nugent

Ray Harris
S. K. Lauren

Based onThree-Cornered Moon
by Gertrude TonkonogyProduced byB. P. SchulbergStarring

Claudette Colbert
Richard Arlen
Mary Boland
Wallace Ford

CinematographyLeon ShamroyEdited byJane LoringMusic byRalph Rainger

Production
company

Paramount Pictures

Distributed byParamount Pictures

Release date

August 8, 1933 (1933-08-08) (US)

Running time

77 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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 they lose all their money in the Great Crash of 1929.

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

References

^ 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