Michael Loftus — Three on a Match Character Profile

About Michael Loftus

A gambler who persuades Vivian to leave her family. Burdened by debt to gangster Ace, he kidnaps Junior for ransom but ultimately refuses to harm the boy, leading to a violent confrontation with his associates.

Character Facts

Played by

Lyle Talbot

Appears in

Three on a Match (1932)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Three on a Match

• Mary Keaton (Joan Blondell)
• Vivian Revere (Ann Dvorak)
• Ruth Westcott (Bette Davis)
• Mary Keaton as a Child (Virginia Davis)
• Ace (Edward Arnold)
• Vivian Revere as a Child (Anne Shirley)
• Linda (uncredited) (Patricia Ellis)
• Street Cleaner (uncredited) (Spencer Charters)
• Mrs. Keaton (uncredited) (Clara Blandick)
• Professor Irving Finklestein (uncredited) (Herman Bing)
• Vivian's Friend (uncredited) (Glenda Farrell)
• Phil (Hardie Albright)