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Three on a Match

Name: Three on a Match
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Released: 1932
Duration: 63 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

1932

Passed

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Runtime

63 minutes

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Mervyn LeRoy's drama is set in the Pre-Code era and provides a nuanced view of social consequences rather than strict moralizing. While it lacks diverse representation, it successfully portrays women as active agents of their own lives. The film's strength lies in its challenge to traditional gender roles. By emphasizing the autonomy and sexual ability to act of its female characters, it avoids the passive stereotypes common in dramas of the time. However, the film remains confined by the social norms of its era. It offers little racial or LGBTQ+ representation and stays within a white, heterosexual framework.

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Category Breakdown

Does Three on a Match have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The story focuses on heterosexual relationships and doesn't include any same-sex relationships or non-cisgender identities.

How does Three on a Match portray gender?

Good

The film gives significant roles to its female characters, whose independent and sometimes destructive actions drive the plot, challenging traditional views of women as passive.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Three on a Match?

Minimal

The cast is mostly made up of white actors, reflecting the standards of the time when the film was made. There are no non-white characters in important roles.

How does Three on a Match represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film explores moral and social issues without religious judgment, highlighting the negative impact of socioeconomic divisions among the wealthy.

Does Three on a Match include disability representation?

Minimal

No visible or invisible disabilities are portrayed. Characters are defined by social standing and moral choices rather than physical or neurodivergent conditions.

Present on Screen

Female characters play significant roles and drive the plot through their own decisions.
Explores complex social consequences and psychological depth through Pre-Code moral relativism.
Challenges traditional gender roles by highlighting female autonomy.

Limited or Absent

Lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the cast and storyline.
No representation of LGBTQ+ individuals or non-cisgender identities.
No depiction of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.

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