Three Comrades (1938 film)

Three Comrades
Three Comrades
	Original film poster
Directed by	Frank Borzage
Screenplay by	F. Scott Fitzgerald; Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Based on	novel Three Comrades by Erich Maria Remarque
Produced by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring	Robert Taylor; Margaret Sullavan; Franchot Tone; Robert Young
Cinematography	Joseph Ruttenberg
Edited by	Frank Sullivan
Music by	Franz Waxman
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	June 2, 1938 (New York City);
Running time	100 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$839,000
Box office	$2,043,000

Three Comrades is a 1938 drama film directed by Frank Borzage and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz for MGM. The screenplay is by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Edward E. Paramore Jr., and was adapted from the novel Three Comrades by Erich Maria Remarque. It tells the story of the friendship of three young German soldiers following World War I, during the Weimar Republic and the rise of Nazism.

The film stars Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone and Robert Young. Sullavan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Cast[]

Robert Taylor as Erich Lohkamp
Margaret Sullavan as Patricia Hollmann
Franchot Tone as Otto Koster
Robert Young as Gottfried Lenz
Guy Kibbee as Alfons
Lionel Atwill as Breuer
Henry Hull as Dr. Becker
Charley Grapewin as Local Doctor
Monty Woolley as Dr. Jaffe

Reception[]

Frank Nugent, critic for The New York Times, called Three Comrades "a beautiful and memorable film. Faithful to the spirit and, largely, to the letter of the novel, it has been magnificently directed, eloquently written, and admirably played." He praised nearly all of the main actors, particularly Sullavan ("Hers is a shimmering, almost unendurably lovely performance."), but was less impressed with Taylor ("who is good occasionally but more often is merely acceptable").^[3]

According to MGM records, the film earned $1,193,000 in the United States and Canada and $850,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $472,000.^[2]

The film was nominated for the American Film Institute's 2002 list AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ ^a ^b Scott Eyman, Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer, Robson, 2005 p 277
^ Frank Nugent (June 3, 1938). "Three Comrades". The New York Times.
^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-20.

External links[]

Three Comrades at IMDb
Three Comrades at the TCM Movie Database

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[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[scott-2] Scott Eyman, Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer, Robson, 2005 p 277

[3] Frank Nugent (June 3, 1938). "Three Comrades". The New York Times.

[4] "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-20.

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