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Three-Cornered Moon (1933)

Three-Cornered Moon poster
Original title
Three Cornered Moon
Directed by
Elliott Nugent
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy family falls on hard times during the Great Depression. The children must find jobs and adjust to their new situation while their eccentric mother remains oblivious.

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What happens

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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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